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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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4.0 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.8 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnoyesyes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.78 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.87 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • 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
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB 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 transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Standby time
N/A
326.0 h326.0 h

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