Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro runs at 1.95 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers 6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

20 Feb, 2017
05 May, 2017
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 653
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Slim form factor
  • Separate SIM card and SD card slots
  • Good camera performance in daylight
  • Dual apps feature
  • Sexy design
  • Loaded set of hardware and software features
  • Smooth performance and decent battery life
  • Excellent camera quality
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Wonky fingerprint scanner
  • Cameras suffer in low light
  • Below average loudspeaker
  • Slight heating issues
  • Slippery
  • Seems fragile
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Speaker quality could've been better
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(4,332 ratings)
4.6/5
(2,001 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
May 05, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
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

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.44 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Mali-G71 MP20
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
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.

N/A
N/A
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

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi
531 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.32 %
83.7 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
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

162.9 mm
159.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

80.7 mm
73.4 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
8.1 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

188 grams
173 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
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

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX260 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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 17) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
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: 1.080 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
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

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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