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Apple iPhone 8 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
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3.9 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.1.1 NougatAndroid 8.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory2 GB6 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size4.7 in6.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px2960 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi521.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRyesyesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 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
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/3.6"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.45 in6.4 in5.81 in
Width2.65 in2.94 in2.7 in
Depth0.29 in0.34 in0.33 in
Weight5.22 oz6.88 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Payment technologyApple PaySamsung 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 version5.05.0 LE5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSB
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.1
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
N/A
  • 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
  • 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
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • 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
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h22.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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