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    Galaxy S9 vs Galaxy S9+

    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy S9

      Galaxy S9+

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Black (Prism Black)
      Purple (Lilac Purple)
      Gray (Titanium Gray)
      Blue (Coral Blue)
      Gold (Sunrise Gold)

      Purple (Lilac Purple)
      Black (Midnight Black)
      Gray (Titanium Gray)
      Blue (Coral Blue)
      Gold (Sunrise Gold)
      Red (Burgundy Red)
      Blue (Polaris Blue)

    • Announced

      2018, February

      2018, February

    • Released

      2018, March

      2018, March

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm

      Bar: 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm

    • Weights

      163g

      189g

    • IP rating

      IP68

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 10

      Android 10

    • One UI version

      2.5

      2.5

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)

      Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot)

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)
      Nano-SIM (4FF)

      Nano-SIM (4FF)
      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G

      2G
      3G
      4G

    • eSIM support

      No

      No

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity Display

      Infinity Display

    • Technology

      Super AMOLED Display

      Super AMOLED Display

    • Size

      5.8 inch / 147.32 mm

      6.2 inch / 157.48 mm

    • Resolution

      QHD+ / 2960x2280 pixels

      QHD+ / 2960x1440 pixels

    • Pixel density

      570 PPI

      529 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~83.6%

      84.2%

    Processors

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      4 GB RAM with 64 GB ROM
      4 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      4 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

      6 GB RAM with 64 GB ROM
      6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      6 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      512

      512

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Barometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Geomagnetic sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • HR sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Iris sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Pressure sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • RGB Light sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      4K UHD video recording at 60 fps (3840x2160)

      4K UHD video recording at 60 fps (3840x2160)

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      512

      512

    Front Camera

    • Rotating

      No

      No

    • Flash

      No

      No

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      8MP

      8MP

    • Aperture

      F1.7

      F1.7

    • Pixel size

      1.22μm

      1.22μm

    • Field of view

      80˚

      80˚

    • Extras

      Selfie Focus

      Selfie Focus

    Rear Camera

    • Rotating

      No

      No

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F1.5/F2.4

      F1.5/F2.4

    • Pixel size

      1.4μm

      1.4μm

    • Field of view

      77˚

      77˚

    • Extras

      Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS

      Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS

    • Kind

      Telephoto Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

    • Pixel size

      1.0μm

    • Field of view

      45˚

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

      Yes

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      Yes

      Yes

    • Location technology

      GPS
      Glonass
      Galileo
      BeiDou

      GPS
      Glonass
      Galileo
      BeiDou

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.0

      5.0

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      3000mAh

      3500mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      15

      15

    • Wireless fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless fast charging Watt

      15

      15

    • Wireless power share

      No

      No