Samsung Galaxy A10
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix , f/2.0
Price comparison
Average of 5 scores (from 15 reviews)
Reviews for the Samsung Galaxy A10
Unsurprisingly, Samsung has made some compromises for the cheapest model in its Galaxy A series. However, the Galaxy A10 is no slouch and performs well for a sub-US$200 smartphone. Read on to find out in what areas Samsung has done well and where the Galaxy A10 falls short of its pricier Galaxy A-series siblings.
Source: Tech Advisor
Archive.org versionSamsung's done well to distil many of the same experiences from its more premium smartphones down into something as affordable as the Galaxy A10. That said, aggressive new competition in the budget phone space from Chinese rivals and the likes of Motorola mean you should think twice before dropping £140 on this particular member of Samsung's A-Series, even if it seems like a steal at first glance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/13/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: El Androide Libre
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; decent hardware; nice performance. Negative: Poor cameras.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/27/2020
Source: Mi Mundo Gadget
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Nice cameras; good connectivity; large storage; good price / performance ratio. Negative: No fingerprint sensor; poor display; low performance; only microUSB port.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/15/2019
Source: AndroidWorld.it
IT→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2019
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 70% features: 75% display: 75% mobility: 70% workmanship: 75% ergonomy: 75%
Source: Frandroid
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/12/2019
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 40% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%
Source: Frandroid
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/09/2019
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 40% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%
Source: Antyweb
PL→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Nice display; support NFC chip; beautiful design; great cameras; long battery life. Negative: Only 2GB RAM; inflexible face unlock; the location of fingerprint sensor.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/12/2019
Source: Mega Obzor
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Modern design; powerful processor; nice display; high autonomy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/14/2019
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; nice gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/04/2019
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Attractive price; large battery capacity; nice gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/01/2019
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Low price; support both dual SIM and microSD slot; decent hardware; nice performance; long battery life. Negative: Slow charging.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/12/2019
Source: Viettelstore
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Decent hardware; long battery life; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/18/2019
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; nice gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/16/2019
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; big screen; nice display; long battery life. Negative: Slow charging.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/15/2019
Source: Computerblog.ro
→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Attractive price; large screen; decent processor; good autonomy. Negative: Poor cameras.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/15/2019
Comment
Model: With the introduction of the latest generation of the Samsung Galaxy A series, Samsung has officially announced that it is replacing the J series with the A series. This means that the A series now offers phones from the low range, mid-range and higher mid-range that are almost as good as the S series. With this announcement, it has also released a few new devices and one of them is the Galaxy A10. The A10 essentially replaces the low-end phone under the J series from last year. For a start, it comes with a full screen design with relatively small bezels. It is also thin and light weight. With the reduced bezels and the teardrop notch like the rest of the bigger A series, Samsung has managed to include a 6.2-inch display. Unlike its bigger siblings, the display is a standard IPS LCD panel with a 720 x 1,520 pixels giving it a pixel density of 271 PPI. The screen is rather bright and sharp compared to the others in this price range. It is shipped with an Exynos 7884 Octa processor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. The phone has a dedicated micro SD slot for storage expansion. In terms of photography, it has a 13 MP camera on the rear and a 5 MP selfie camera. Nothing much can be expected from this camera as the photo quality is on the lower side. However, the rear one can produce some useable photos for regular social media posting.
The Samsung Galaxy A10 comes with the industries latest Bluetooth 5.0 and it includes the head phone jack. Inside, there is a 3,400 mAh battery to provide decent screen-on-time but is rechargeable via the older micro USB port. It comes in blue, black and red color. The Samsung Galaxy A 10 may not sound compelling enough but given its price point, it is one hell of a deal. It has a very good screen, decent performance and relatively good camera. In many ways, the A10 is a budget Chinese phone killer. It provides a better Android smartphone experience compared to what the cheaper phones from Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo can provide. These phones may be slightly cheaper but they usually have bigger drawbacks in more than one area and the screens give away their cheaper price. User reviews have put the screen in the A10 to be better than some of the mid-range phones in the market such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. Unless a person’s budget is below the retail price, we can’t think of a reason to not choose this phone compared to the rest.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
ARM Mali-G71 MP2: Integrated GPU that can be found e.g. in the Mediatek Helio P23 SoC with 700 or 770 MHz clock speed. Supports OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 11 FL11_1 and RenderScript.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Exynos 7884B: Exynos 7 Series SoC that includes two big Cortex-A73 cores clocked at up to 1.6 GHz and six power efficient Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.35 GHz. The integrated LTE modem supports 150 MBit/s Download and 50 MBit/s Upload. Wifi 4 (802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth 5.0 are also integrated.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
6.20":
It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.
75.38%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
