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

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.84 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicApple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1136 x 640 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi326.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRyes
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionFace recognition
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4F/1.7
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
400GB

Design

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

Dimensions

Height6.24 in4.87 in5.81 in
Width3.07 in2.31 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight7.13 oz3.99 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Payment technologyApple PayApple PaySamsung Pay
Built-in stereo speakersyes
N/A
yes
IR
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
LightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoManufacturer specificDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh1642.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h240.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h14.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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