Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$899 | €1199	$800

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple 15 Bionic (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Adreno 740
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2170	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
5112	5657
3D Mark High
2817	3853
3D Mark Low
2244	3033

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Battery

Type
4325 mAh, Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 49min

Browsing

14h 51min

Video

10h 53min

Gaming

8h 18min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.9 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 22, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8139A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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