Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB vs OnePlus 6 128GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB vs OnePlus 6 128GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 6 128GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB runs at 2.7 GHz, making OnePlus 6 128GB the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 6 128GB offers a screen size of 6.28 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB offers 5.8 inches, making OnePlus 6 128GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 6 128GB's Optic AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 6 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 6 128GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 6 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB offers 8 MP, making OnePlus 6 128GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 6 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB offers 3000 mAh, making OnePlus 6 128GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB and OnePlus 6 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: OnePlus 6 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB has a rating of 4.4.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 128GB
₹43,619
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₹39,999
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Summary

Release Date

28 Mar, 2018
21 May, 2018
14 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.28 inches (15.95 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
Optic AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
20 MP
Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3300 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
Dash Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent value for money
  • Incredible performance
  • Great battery life
  • Capable display
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Cameras not at par with other premium flagships
  • No IP rating or wireless charging
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(31,809 ratings)
4.6/5
(26,111 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

365,059
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18
Adreno 630
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
16 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.

365,059
N/A
3,977,648

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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
Optic AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.28 inches  (15.95 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
19:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

568 ppi
402 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %
83.55 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
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
94.49 %

Design

Height

147.7 mm
155.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

68.7 mm
75.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

163 grams
177 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.4 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.71/2.6" sensor size IMX519 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
20 MP
f/1.71µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 480 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3300 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 22 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Dash Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
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
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct 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

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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