Apple iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

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


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


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


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


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


Storage: Both Apple iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Apple iPhone X has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Spec Score

74%
81%
87%

Release Date

03 Nov, 2017
16 Mar, 2018
29 Oct, 2026

Performance

Apple A11 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
OLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2768 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2716 mAh
3500 mAh
8000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A
9.0/10
N/A

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
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(165 ratings)
4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

364,586
AnTuTu Score
248,237
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Nov 03, 2017
(Official)
Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
Oct 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v11.0.1
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Years

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Years

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Good

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994
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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

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

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
Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

3 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

120 Hz
N/A
288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

463 ppi
531 ppi
462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.93 %
83.99 %
91.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.0 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm
158.1 mm
156.5 mm

Width

70.9 mm
73.8 mm
74.3 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.5 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

174 grams
189 grams
216 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 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

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
200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length
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/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

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 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
18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

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 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

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
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2716 mAh
3500 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Si/C 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 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.0

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

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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 12)
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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 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A
Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.948 W/kg

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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.1

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
Yes

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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