Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPhone XS

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPhone XS across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone XS scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,765, while Samsung Galaxy S9 scores 1,804, making Apple iPhone XS the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 and Apple iPhone XS offer the same screen size of 5.8 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 and Apple iPhone XS feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone XS offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS offers 2658 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 and Apple iPhone XS offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy S9 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018
28 Sep, 2018
09 Jul, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Apple A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3000 mAh
2658 mAh
6700 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
9.0/10
8.1/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, rich display
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Dual-SIM
  • Impressive cameras
  • Standout design
  • Interesting AI features

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Portrait mode is hit and miss
  • No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
  • Average battery life
  • Pricey
  • Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(30,776 ratings)
4.7/5
(12,575 ratings)
4.5/5
(63 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

365,059
AnTuTu Score
433,713
AnTuTu Score
1,457,989
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
23h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
Jul 02, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
iOS v12.0
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Apple A12 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

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

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A
M12
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 722

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
433,713
1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.0 s
21.0 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
2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.5 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.32 inches  (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

568 ppi
463 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %
80.93 %
89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.4 %

Design

Height

147.7 mm
143.6 mm
151.21 mm

Width

68.7 mm
70.9 mm
72.42 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.7 mm
8.36 mm

Weight

163 grams
177 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

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 2 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

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
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length
N/A
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 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
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

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
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen 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 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
2658 mAh
6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes

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
23h 00m

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

N/A
N/A
1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78
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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

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

Applications

N/A
iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A

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