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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs OnePlus 8

 
Brief information about compared phones: OnePlus 8 , Samsung Galaxy S9

OnePlus 8 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.55", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 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 Fluid AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.55" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 103.6 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.7% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) 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 Adreno 650 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 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1957
General specs Release date 2020, April 14 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 180 g 163 g
Colors Onyx Black, Glacial Green, Interstellar Glow, Polar Silver Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 700 EUR 490 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive 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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) 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 8
  • Screen 6.55"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB