Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs iQOO 3 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs iQOO 3 256GB 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: Both Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and iQOO 3 256GB run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while iQOO 3 256GB offers 6.44 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite the larger display of the two. iQOO 3 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite's Super AMOLED Plus, making iQOO 3 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and iQOO 3 256GB feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO 3 256GB offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite delivers longer battery life with None, while iQOO 3 256GB delivers 21h 43m, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: iQOO 3 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite offers 128 GB, making iQOO 3 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and iQOO 3 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and iQOO 3 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

23 Jan, 2020
04 Mar, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Macro Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4440 mAh
6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
55W Super Flash Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Stunning Super AMOLED display
  • Fast and smooth performance
  • All-day battery life
  • Impressive cameras
  • Ultra-fast performance 
  • Capable cameras
  • 55W charging is insanely fast
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Lacks premium feel
  • No headphone jack
  • No IP rating
  • No high refresh rate screen
  • Scope for improvement in the software department
  • No current use for 5G functionality in India
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(12,874 ratings)
4.5/5
(18,217 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

466,381
AnTuTu Score
589,793
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
21h 43m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 23, 2020
(Official)
Mar 04, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
IQOO UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 Kryo 585
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 650
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
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.

466,381
589,793
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
22.0 s
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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
11.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.4 %
16.5 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
800 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi
409 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.22 %
84.46 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.4 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm
158.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.6 mm
74.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
9.1 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

186 grams
214.5 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4440 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 47 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
21h 43m
16h 04m

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

0h 56m 21s
0h 42m 2s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.279 W/kg
Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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