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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 8.0Android 7.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.35 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory3 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 540ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.0 in6.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2880 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • P-OLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi538.0 ppi521.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRyesno
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Just black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.24 in6.22 in6.4 in5.81 in
Width3.07 in3.02 in2.94 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.34 in0.33 in
Weight7.13 oz6.17 oz6.88 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
noyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.05.05.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh3520.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h
N/A
220.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h
N/A
22.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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