Samsung Galaxy S10e Performance, Battery Life + Recharging Speed
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Work Performance – PCMark
We tested the Samsung Galaxy S10e’s performance using PCMark, which simulates work applications like web browsing, playing video, writing text and editing photos.
| Work 2.0 | HUAWEI Mate 20 | Samsung Galaxy S10e | Samsung Galaxy S9+ | Samsung Galaxy Note9 |
| Performance Score (Average) | 10215 | 7845 | 5590 | 5557 |
| Web Browsing | 10960 | 7776 | 6037 | 5763 |
| Video Editing | 6047 | 5593 | 5332 | 5410 |
| Writing | 12506 | 9065 | 4713 | 5421 |
| Photo Editing | 20262 | 11053 | 6847 | 5898 |
| Data Manipulation | 6514 | 6819 | 5253 | 5316 |
| Review Links | Mate 20 Review | Galaxy S9+ Review | Galaxy Note9 Review | |
| Price Check | US | UK | MY | US | UK | MY | Price Check | MY | US | UK |
The Samsung Galaxy S10e’s Exynos 9820 greatly improved on the mediocre work performance of the Exynos 9810 used in the Galaxy S9 Plus, and the Galaxy Note9.
However, it still falls behind the Kirin 980 that powers the HUAWEI Mate20.
Gaming Performance – 3DMark
We tested the Galaxy S10e’s gaming performance using 3DMark, using the Ice Storm Unlimited test.
| Ice Storm Unlimited | HUAWEI Mate 20 | Samsung Galaxy S10e | Samsung Galaxy Note9 | Samsung Galaxy S9+ |
| Gaming Score | 61595 | 55037 | 42598 | 42489 |
| Graphics | 72523 | 69148 | 51199 | 49852 |
| Physics | 40327 | 32106 | 26825 | 28009 |
| Graphics Test 1 | 386.2 fps | 390.7 fps | 330.2 fps | 308.6 fps |
| Graphics Test 2 | 266.4 fps | 244.3 fps | 167.9 fps | 167.0 fps |
| Physics Test | 128.0 fps | 101.9 fps | 85.2 fps | 88.9 fps |
| Review Links | Mate 20 Review | Galaxy Note9 Review | Galaxy S9+ Review | |
| Price Check | US | UK | MY | US | UK | MY | MY | US | UK | Price Check |
The Samsung Galaxy S10e (US | UK | MY) was 29% faster than the Galaxy S9 Plus, and the Galaxy Note9, and 11% slower than the HUAWEI Mate20.
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Battery Life – PCMark
We then tested the Galaxy S10e’s battery performance using PCMark. It basically ran the PCMark work tests until its battery capacity dropped to 20%.
| Work 2.0 | HUAWEI Mate 20 | Samsung Galaxy Note9 | Samsung Galaxy S9+ | Samsung Galaxy S10e (WFHD+) |
| Battery Life | 12 hours 19 mins | 10 hours 15 mins | 9 hours 5 mins | 9 hours 3 mins |
| Review Links | Mate 20 Review | Galaxy Note9 Review | Galaxy S9+ Review | |
| Price Check | US | UK | MY | MY | US | UK | Price Check | US | UK | MY |
Surprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy S10e (US | UK | MY) lasted as long as the Galaxy S9 Plus, even though it has a 11.4% smaller battery with 400 mAh less capacity!
Battery Recharging Performance
The Samsung Galaxy S10e (US | UK | MY) comes with an adaptive fast charger with a power output of 15 W. Take a look at how fast it recharged its 3,100 mAh battery.
| Recharging Speed | Samsung Galaxy Note9 | Samsung Galaxy S9+ | Samsung Galaxy S10e | HUAWEI Mate 20 |
| Battery Capacity | 4,000 mAh | 3,500 mAh | 3,100 mAh | 4,000 mAh |
| Charger Output | 15 Watts | 15 Watts | 15 Watts | 22.5 Watts |
| Recharging Time | 107 mins | 95.5 minutes | 85 minutes | 118 Minutes |
| Recharging Speed | 29.9 mAh / minute | 29.3 mAh / minute | 29.2 mAh / minute | 27.1 mAh / minute |
| Review Links | Galaxy Note9 Review | Galaxy S9+ Review | Mate 20 Review | |
| Price Check | MY | US | UK | Price Check | US | UK | MY | US | UK | MY |
The Samsung Galaxy S10e (US | UK | MY) has the same fast charging performance as the the Galaxy S9 Plus, and the Galaxy Note9 – about 29-30 mAh per minute.
This gives it an average battery life : recharging ratio of 6.4 : 1. A rule of thumb – for one hour of battery life, charge it for 9.5 minutes.
The fastest recharging happened up to the 90% level. This took just 60 minutes. Then the recharging speed slowed down, and it took a further 25 minutes to top up the remaining 10%.
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