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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Available colors

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyesyes
HDRnonononoyes
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f1.7 f1.9 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernononoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
200GB400GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyesyes
Shock resistantnonononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.65 in5.59 in5.61 in5.81 in
Width2.64 in2.78 in2.76 in2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.28 in0.27 in0.28 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.04 oz4.87 oz4.66 oz5.36 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
302.0 h288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h18.0 h27.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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