Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XR, getting an 83.3 score against 82. Samsung Galaxy S9 is a lighter phone than the Apple iPhone XR, but both of them are equally thin. The iPhone XR counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 less and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Galaxy S9 has a little more vivid screen than iPhone XR, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1440 x 2960px resolution and a much greater pixels number per inch of display. The Galaxy S9 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XR, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S9 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone XR, and although they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate, a same size back-facing camera sensor and a back camera with a 12 MP resolution, the Galaxy S9 also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
The iPhone XR counts with a battery performance that is just as good as Galaxy S9's battery duration, although the iPhone XR has just 2942mAh of battery size against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy S9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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