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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRyesnoyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyes
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)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesnoyes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.65 in5.81 in
Width2.65 in2.78 in2.7 in
Depth0.29 in0.27 in0.33 in
Weight5.22 oz4.87 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Payment technologyApple Pay
N/A
Samsung Pay
Built-in stereo speakersyesyesyes
IR
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Video outputNoMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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