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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a score of 92.8, which is much better than Galaxy S9's 83.3 general score. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro body is incredibly newer and somewhat thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Galaxy S9. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro features a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 12 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy S9, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of screen and a little bit lower 1170 x 2532 resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger display. The Galaxy S9 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have a 12 mega-pixels back facing camera, the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S9 also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has just a little bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
Although iPhone 12 Pro is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S9. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPhone 12 Pro, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy S9, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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