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Apple iPhone 8 Mobile Phone
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LG G6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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4.1 out of 5
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47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.35 GHz1.9 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory2 GB4 GB3 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.7 in5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px1440 x 2880 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi564.0 ppi424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRyesyes
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3,06"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 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 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.9F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
Display flash
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"1/3,06"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
2GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnonoyesno

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.86 in5.75 in5.81 in
Width2.65 in2.83 in2.81 in2.7 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.22 oz5.75 oz5.61 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Video outputNoNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesnoyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

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
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
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 capacity1820.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h140.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
16.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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