Apple iPhone vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm	6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
4.80 oz (135.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
3.5-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
480x320px, 165 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Technology
LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
52.35 %	83.68 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Single core 412 MHz	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
	Adreno 630
Memory
0.1GB/16GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (3.x, 2.x, 1.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
1400 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
2 MP	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Proprietary	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G
	Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 17, 2007 FCC ID value: BCGA1203	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.97 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.61 W/kg Measured in: 850 MHz	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 840

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 09, 2007	Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg

Memory	8GB

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 940

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
MSRP	$ 890

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone Specs	Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone Review	Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review
User Reviews
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