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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x |
| 2018-03-16 | 2021-09-24 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Blue, Midnight, Pink, Red and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.60 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Apple iPhone 13 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S9, with a 91.5 score against 83.3. The Apple iPhone 13 is a newer and a bit thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it's just a little bit heavier. IPhone 13 features a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 13 also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Apple iPhone 13 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S9, because although it has a little worse pixel number per inch of display and a little lower resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, it also counts with a bit bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots clearer videos and photos than iPhone 13, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a back camera with a 12 mega pixels and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a larger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video.
Galaxy S9 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 13, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The iPhone 13 has just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3227mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Although iPhone 13 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S9, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S9. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy Galaxy S9, letting go a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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