Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S10 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 S10 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.73 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus runs at 2.7 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 6.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus's Dynamic AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is rated 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018
08 Mar, 2019
03 Jul, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Super AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
No Shake Cam Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4100 mAh
5000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

9.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous design and display
  • Fantastic camera, even in low light
  • Powerful performance
  • Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support
  • Superb display
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Excellent cameras
  • Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Just an evolutionary upgrade
  • Fiddly gesture controls
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
4.4/5
(3,287 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

248,237
AnTuTu Score
335,100
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
13h 48m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
N/A
Jun 30, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

Processor

Octa core

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

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18
Mali-G76 MP12
Adreno 710

RAM

6 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

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
335,100
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
19:9
20:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi
526 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %
87.11 %
86.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

158.1 mm
157.6 mm
162.4 mm

Width

73.8 mm
74.1 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.8 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

189 grams
175 grams
200 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Stereo recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
4100 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

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
13h 48m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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) / 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)
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
N/A
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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)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.060 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
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 Compass Gyroscope

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