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Global Score
80.483.3
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
iOS 8.x--
2014-09-092018-03-16
6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
6.07 ounces5.75 ounces
Black, Gold and GrayBurgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray
AluminiumAluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 170.00$ 158.00
Display / Screen
5.5 inches5.8 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)2960 x 1440 pixels
IPS LCDSuper AMOLED
401 pixels per inch568 pixels per inch
500 cd/m2 brightness--
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.48.9
Performance
Apple A8 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset
64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processorKryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor
1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 630 GPU
9.279.54
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot
10.111.34
Camera
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/2.20 aperturef/1.50 aperture
29.00mm focal length--
0.33 inches (1/3") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution
1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video
8.9110.23
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.96.7
Battery Life
2915mAh Li-Ion Battery3000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
384 hours standby time
24 hours talk time
--
4.884.96
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

The Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the iPhone 6 Plus, having a general score of 83.3 against 80.4. Galaxy S9's body is notably newer and just a little bit lighter, but also somewhat thicker than iPhone 6 Plus. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit more powerful processor than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.

IPhone 6 Plus has a little sharper screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a little bit smaller display, a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot worse pixel quantity per display inch. The Galaxy S9 has a much better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a much better resolution camera in the back, a much higher 3840x2160 video definition, a much bigger aperture and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.

The Galaxy S9 features a greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 has just a bit better battery life than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.

The Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bit cheaper.




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