Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPod Touch (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm	4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches 123.4 x 58.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g)	3.10 oz (88.0 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; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue	Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch	4.0-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
84.36 %	60.95 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Adreno 630	PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	iOS (13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	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, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, ANT+	AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 720	$ 399
In The Box
	Apple EarPods, Lightning to USB cable, Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

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: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
MSRP	$ 199

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 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
MSRP	$ 299

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
MSRP	$ 770

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs	Apple iPod Touch (2019) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy S9 Review
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