Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Sharp Aquos S3 mini

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Galaxy Note 10:
    OLED
    Aquos S3 mini:
    LCD
  • Weight

    Aquos S3 mini: 28 g lighter

    Galaxy Note 10:
    168 g
    Aquos S3 mini:
    140 g
  • Width

    Galaxy Note 10: 1.2 mm narrower

    Galaxy Note 10:
    71.8 mm
    Aquos S3 mini:
    73 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Aquos S3 mini: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Galaxy Note 10:
    6.3 in
    Aquos S3 mini:
    5.5 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Galaxy Note 10:
    Triple
    Aquos S3 mini:
    Single
  • Height

    Aquos S3 mini: 8.3 mm shorter

    Galaxy Note 10:
    151 mm
    Aquos S3 mini:
    142.7 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Galaxy Note 10

    Height:
    151 mm +8.3 mm versus Aquos S3 mini
    Width:
    71.8 mm
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. Aquos S3 mini

    Height:
    142.7 mm
    Width:
    73 mm +1.2 mm versus Galaxy Note 10
    Depth:
    7.8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Galaxy Note 10

    168 g

    +28 g versus Aquos S3 mini

  2. 2. Aquos S3 mini

    140 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Galaxy Note 10

    Screen diagonal:
    6.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    99.1 cm²
  2. 2. Aquos S3 mini

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    17:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    80.7 cm²

Galaxy Note 10 has approximately 22.8% more rectangular screen area than Aquos S3 mini.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
64 GB Not recorded 6 GB RAM
256 GB 8 GB RAM Not recorded

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Galaxy Note 10

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

2. Aquos S3 mini

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Galaxy Note 10

    3500 mAh

    +480 mAh versus Aquos S3 mini

  2. 2. Aquos S3 mini

    3020 mAh

Specifications

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1. Galaxy Note 102. Aquos S3 mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151 Х 71.8 Х 7.9 mm
  • 142.7 Х 73 Х 7.8 mm
Weight
  • 168 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • Dynamic AMOLED
  • IGZO IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.3" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2280 px
  • 1080 x 2040 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 GB
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
  • Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset
  • Exynos 9825 (7 nm) EMEA/LATAM -Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) USA/China
  • Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 98.6 cm2
  • 80.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 19:9 (height:width)
  • 17:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 90.9%
  • 77.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 401 PPI
  • 420 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Triple
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.5-2.4
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/2.55"
  • 1.4µm
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • OIS - 12 MP
  • f/2.1
  • 52mm (telephoto)
  • 1/3.6"
  • 1.0µm
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 2x optical zoom - 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 12mm (ultrawide)
  • Super Steady video
  • 16 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.0
Functions
  • Dual video call
  • Auto-HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 2160p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 10 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 10 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1.22µm
  • Dual Pixel PDAF
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 2.0µm
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Processor 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 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G76 MP12 EMEA/LATAM -Adreno 640 USA/China
  • Adreno 508
Antutu 7 score *
  • 340365
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 3314
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 10574
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 7634
Unknown
Antutu 8 score *
  • 438356
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single Core *
  • 695
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *
  • 2516
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Release date
  • 2019
  • August
  • 2018
  • March
Colors
  • Aura Glow
  • Aura White
  • Aura Black
  • Aura Pink
  • Aura Red
  • Black,Blue
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 950 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Body build
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6)
  • aluminum frame
  • Front/back glass & aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE (unspecified)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Radio
  • FM radio (USA & Canada only)
  • No
Others
  • HDR10+ -Always-on display
  • 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Galaxy Note 10, Aquos S3 mini.
SpecificationGalaxy Note 10Aquos S3 mini
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display
  • ultrasonic)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 12W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa
  • MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -S Pen Stylus (Bluetooth integration
  • gyro) - Versions: SM-N970F (Europe); SM-N970F/DS (Global); SM-N970U (USA); SM-N970U1 (USA unlocked); SM-N970W (Canada); SM-N9700/DS (LATAM
  • Brazil
  • China); SM-N970N (South Korea)
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Charging 5V/2A 10W