Apple iPhone X 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone X 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,141, while Apple iPhone X 256GB scores 2,372, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Apple iPhone X 256GB offers 5.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone X 256GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone X 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone X 256GB offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Apple iPhone X 256GB offers 2716 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone X 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone X 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

03 Nov, 2017
16 Mar, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A11 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

2716 mAh
3500 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
9.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Gorgeous design and display
  • Fantastic camera, even in low light
  • Powerful performance
  • Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5
(13,313 ratings)
4.5/5
(39,242 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

364,586
AnTuTu Score
248,237
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
6 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Nov 03, 2017
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v11.0.1
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M11
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Mali-G72 MP18
Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

364,586
248,237
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

463 ppi
531 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.93 %
83.99 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm
158.1 mm
150.83 mm

Width

70.9 mm
73.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

174 grams
189 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle22 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes Dual optical image stabilization
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2716 mAh
3500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 400 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Stylus

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A

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