Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 11's 83.3 score. Galaxy S9's body has the same thickness than iPhone 11, but it is lighter. Apple iPhone 11 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower, and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 11 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy S9 has a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 11, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a way greater display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy S9's camera is very similar to the camera in iPhone 11, and although the Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bigger camera aperture, they both have the same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 video definition, a same size back camera sensor and the same 60 fps video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features much more memory for applications and games than iPhone 11, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Apple iPhone 11 counts with a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 3110mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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