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Samsung Galaxy S9 Samsung Lowest price Price $255 Full specs

Google Pixel Google Price $330 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Announced

2018, February

2016, October

Released

2018, March

2016, October

Colors

- Black
- Blue
- Grey
- Purple
- Red
- Gold

- Quite Black
- Very Silver
- Really Blue

Design

Length

147.7 mm

143.8 mm

Width

68.7 mm

69.5 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

163 g

143 g

Materials

Front/back glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

aluminum body, partial glass back

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM

Multi SIM

Single SIM or Hybrid Dual SIM

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Speed

- 3G HSPA 42.2 MB
- 4G LTE 1200 MB

- 3G HSPA 42 MB
- 4G LTE 600 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Size

5.8 Inches

5.0 Inches

Resolution

1440 x 2960 Pixels (Quad HD+)

1080 x 1920 Pixels (FHD)

Screen Ratio

83.6%

69.0%

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9 (Infinity Display)

16:9

Pixel Density

529 PPI

441 PPI

Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Features

- HDR10 compliant
- 3D Touch (home button only)
- Always-on Display

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Hardware

Chipset

- Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - EMEA
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

CPU Type

Octa-core

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CPU

- Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) - EMEA
- Octa-core (4x2.8 & 4x1.7 GHz) - USA/LATAM, China

Quad-core:
- Dual-core 2.15 GHz
- Dual-core 1.6 GHz

GPU

- Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
- Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Adreno 530

RAM (Memory)

4 GB

Internal Storage

64/128/256 GB

32/128 GB

Card Slot

Yes, microSD, up to 512 GB

Software

Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Android 7.1 (Nougat)

Update To

Android 10

User Interface

Samsung One UI

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Main camera

Camera

12 MP

12.3 MP

Aperture Size

F/1.5-2.4

F/2.0

Video

- 2160P@60fps
- 1080P@240fps
- 720P@960fps
- HDR (High Dynamic Range)

- 4K 2160P@30fps
- FHD 1080P@60/120fps
- HD 720P@240fps

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Dual Pixel Autofocus (AF)Super Speed Dual PixelOIS (Optical Image Stabilization)VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization)Selective Focus (background blur effect)Digital Zoom up to 8xSuper Slow Motion video support 720P at 960 fpsHDR (High Dynamic Range)Hyperlapsefood modeAuto/Pro mode

Autofocus (AF)HDRDigital ZoomGeotaggingTouch to focusDigital image stabilizationISO settings

On both: Face detection, Panorama

Selfie Camera

Camera

8 MP

Aperture Size

F/1.7

F/2.4

Video

1440p@30fps

FHD 1080P@30fps

Flash

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

- Selfie focus
- Wide selfie
- AR Emoji
- HDR (High Dynamic Range)
- VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization)

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Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

Location

Yes

NFC

Yes

USB

USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0

USB Type-C, 3.0

Media

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

FM Radio

FM radio (USA & Canada only)

NoActive noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other specifications

Sensors

heart rateSpO2

No extras

On both: accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Lock Type

- Iris scanner
- Facial recognition
- Fingerprint (rear-mounted)

Fingerprint (rear-mounted)

Water/Dust Resistant

Yes, IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Splash and dust resistant

Box Contents

- Device
- USB Cable
- Headphones
- SIM Eject Tool
- USB power adapter
- Quick start guide
- USB connector (USB type-C)
- Micro USB connector
- Clear view cover

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Other Features

- Bixby
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- ANT+ support
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

- Photo/video editor
- Document editor