Google Pixel 3 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Comparing the Google Pixel 3 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,265, while Google Pixel 3 XL scores 1,673, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Google Pixel 3 XL offers 6.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Google Pixel 3 XL's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Google Pixel 3 XL and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus feature a 12.2 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Google Pixel 3 XL offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus delivers longer battery life with 13h 48m, while Google Pixel 3 XL delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Google Pixel 3 XL offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 3 XL the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Google Pixel 3 XL and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus equally at 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Google Pixel 3 XL has a rating of 4.3.

Google Pixel 3 XL

₹83,000

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

₹39,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2018

08 Mar, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 845	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)	1440x3040 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12.2 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP + 8 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP + 8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3430 mAh	4100 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

A stunning always-on display
Still the best camera around
Flagship internals ensure smooth performance
A powerful battery with wireless charging support

Superb display
Smooth performance and good battery life
Excellent cameras
Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

The deep-and-wide notch is hard to ignore
The software is riddled with bugs
4GB RAM might pose problems in long-term use
Steep pricing

Just an evolutionary upgrade
Fiddly gesture controls
Pricey

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(2,108 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,287 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

336,610 AnTuTu Score	335,100 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 01, 2018

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

8 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630

Mali-G76 MP12

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

336,610

335,100

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1440x3040 px (QHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

19:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

522 ppi

526 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.49 %

87.11 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

158 mm

157.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.7 mm

74.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.8 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

184 grams

175 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX8

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4032 x 3024 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length

10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera19 mm focal length

8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3430 mAh

4100 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 48m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.31 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg

Head: 1.060 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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