Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26

Product
Samsung Galaxy S26
899 USD

Price
1,129 USD
899 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Galaxy Note 10 5G
SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
LTE
5G bands
78 NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Dimensions
151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)
167 g (5.89 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust-tight and water-resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame
SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
Colors
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
White, Blue, Black, Purple

Type
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size
6.3 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10, One UI 2
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset
Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - ROW Exynos 2600 - Europe
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - ROW 10-core (1x3.9GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Prox & 6x2.75GHz C1-Prox) - Europe
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China
Adreno 840 - ROW

RAM
12GB
12GB
Storage
256GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
256GB/512GB UFS 4.X
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Lens 3
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video Features
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Lens 1
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
HDR, HDR10+
Video
4K@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 12W Reverse wireless charging 9W
25W wired, PD3.0 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
No High-bitrate audio support

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 2441481 (v10), 3064672 (v11) GeekBench: 10824 (v6) 3DMark: 7230 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1383 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 15:20h