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Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
  TD-SCDMA - A1524
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19 2018, February 25
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, March 09
Body
Dimensions 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Apple A8 (20 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
  UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)     0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Models A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1 SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price About 420 EUR $ 122.99 / C$ 200.00 / £ 109.99 / € 99.53
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 79h Endurance rating 78h

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