Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs vivo NEX

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs vivo NEX 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: vivo NEX runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus runs at 2.7 GHz, making vivo NEX the better performer.

Display: vivo NEX offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 6.2 inches, making vivo NEX the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and vivo NEX feature the same Super AMOLED display.

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

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and vivo NEX feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo NEX offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making vivo NEX better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo NEX 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 vivo NEX is rated 8.

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

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

₹70,000

(Out of Stock)

vivo NEX

₹47,989

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

81%

79%

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018

21 Jul, 2018

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810	Snapdragon 845
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)	1080x2316 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	5 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


3500 mAh	4000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	N/A

Expert Review

9.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous design and display
Fantastic camera, even in low light
Powerful performance
Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support

Stunning, innovative design
Solid performer
Capable cameras
Good battery life

Cons

Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
AR Emojis are barely useful
Average battery life

Motorised parts could break
No IP certification
Call quality not up to the mark

User Ratings

4.5/5

(39,312 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,266 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

248,237

AnTuTu Score

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A	Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18

Adreno 630

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1080x2316 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

19.3:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %

86.47 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.24 %

Design

Height

158.1 mm

162 mm

Width

73.8 mm

77 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

189 grams

199 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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 Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

N/A

Pop-Up

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)

4G Speed:

200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

4G Speed:

200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.060 W/kg Body: 0.296 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) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS