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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPhone 11

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 11 , Samsung Galaxy S9

Apple iPhone 11 2019 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), screen 6.1", with resolution 828x1792. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S9 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 90.3 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 83.6%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Main Score 109
DxOMark Photo 112 81
DxOMark Video 101 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 455658 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 5472 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 13769 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 513728 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1328 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3298 1957
General specs Release date 2019, September 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 Х 75.7 Х 8.3 mm 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 194 g 163 g
Colors Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 3110 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 800 EUR 490 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 17 h Music play - Up to 65 h
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2221 LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2111 LTE band 1(2100), 71(600) - A2223 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Liquid Retina -625 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2221 (Global market) A2111 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2223 (China, Hong Kong) Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 11
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB