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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Samsung Galaxy S9+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9+
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Samsung Galaxy Y Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Y Plus
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20
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
10 %
4 stars
90 %
3 stars
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4.5 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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User rating
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
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45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
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47
4.1 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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33
4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 8.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz0.85 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Broadcom BCM21654
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP18ARM Mali-G72 MP18Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM memory4 GB6 GB
N/A

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.2 in2.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px320 x 240 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density570.0 ppi529.0 ppi143.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRyesyes
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/3.4"
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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage400GB400GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Purple
  • Titanium grey
White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.81 in6.22 in4.13 in
Width2.7 in2.91 in2.28 in
Depth0.33 in0.33 in0.51 in
Weight5.75 oz6.67 oz3.39 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Face scanneryesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
3.1
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A

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
N/A
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPA
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Standby time326.0 h
N/A
260.0 h
Talk time22.0 h25.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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