Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Apple iPhone X

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Apple iPhone X 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 Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Apple iPhone X 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 Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Apple iPhone X 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

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018
03 Nov, 2017
19 Sep, 2025

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
6 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
18 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3500 mAh
2716 mAh
3692 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
NVMe
NVMe

Expert Review

9.0/10
N/A
8.3/10

Pros

  • 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
  • Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
  • Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
  • Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
  • A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life remains similar to last year
  • Lens flare in low light
  • Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
4/5
(165 ratings)
4.6/5
(29,409 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

248,237
AnTuTu Score
364,586
AnTuTu Score
2,250,422
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
Nov 03, 2017
(Official)
Sep 19, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
iOS v11.0.1
iOS v26

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A19
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Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Co-Processor

N/A
M11
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)

Mali-G72 MP18
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB
3 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

248,237
364,586
2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
16.0 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
4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
10.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
120 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi
463 ppi
458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %
80.93 %
90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Design

Height

158.1 mm
143.6 mm
149.6 mm

Width

73.8 mm
70.9 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.7 mm
7.95 mm

Weight

189 grams
174 grams
177 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

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
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle22 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.22µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes Dual optical image stabilization
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

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
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
2716 mAh
3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
NVMe
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
N/A
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)
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) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

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
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 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) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
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

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
N/A

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

Applications

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

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