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Samsung Galaxy S9+

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Samsung Galaxy S9+

Apple iPhone X

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  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 (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, February 25 2017, September 12
Status Available. Released 2018, March Available. Released 2017, November 03
Body
Dimensions 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density) 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
3D Touch
Platform
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 iOS 11.1.1, up to iOS 16.7.5
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU 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
Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh) Li-Ion 2716 mAh, non-removable (10.35 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue Space Gray, Silver
SAR 0.78 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G965F, SM-G965U, SM-G965W, SM-G9650, SM-G965U1, SM-G965N, SCV39, SM-G965X, SC-03K A1865, A1901, A1902, A1903, iPhone10,3, iPhone10,6
Price $ 229.99 / C$ 349.00 / € 279.99 $ 158.00 / C$ 279.00 / £ 135.00 / € 195.00 / ₹ 91,000
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 246660 (v7)
GeekBench: 8883 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 233100 (v7)
GeekBench: 10215 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.537 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 5.013 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 74h

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