Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Jan 17, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm	6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches 162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 367 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Adreno 510
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Quad LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

A1864

with 128 GB storage

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