Compare Apple iPhone 8 Plus Vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Should you buy Apple iPhone 8 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S9? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in Pakistan, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Apple iPhone 8 Plus starts at PKR 141,926 and Samsung Galaxy S9 starts at PKR 119,696.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus has screen size of 5.5 inches and Samsung Galaxy S9 has screen size of 5.8 inches . Apple iPhone 8 Plus comes up with internal storage of 256 GB and RAM of 8 GB . Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with internal storage of 128 GB and RAM of 4 GB . Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera and front camera of 7 MP Camera whereas latter has primary camera of 12 MP Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 8 MP Camera.

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Vs Samsung Galaxy S9

SpecificationsApple iPhone 8 PlusSamsung Galaxy S9
OS Apple iOS 11 Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Screen Size 5.5 inches 5.8 inches
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Neural Engine Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China
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Specs Score6872
OS Apple iOS 11 Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Screen Size 5.5 inches 5.8 inches
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Neural Engine Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China
GENERAL
Device type SmartphonePhablet
Operating System Apple iOS 11 Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Sim Single Sim (Nano) Single Sim
DESIGN
Body Material Glass and Aluminum Design
Height 158.4 mm147.7 mm
Thickness 7.5 mm 8.5 mm
Weight 202 g 163 g
Width 78.1 mm68.7 mm
DISPLAY
Form Factor Touch Touch
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels 1440 x 2960 pixels
Screen size 5.5 inches 5.8 inches
Technology Retina HD with True Tone Super AMOLED (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
PERFORMANCE
Call Records Unlimited Unlimited
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Neural Engine Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China
CPU Hexa core Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA / Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China
GPU GPU A10 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA / Adreno 630 - USA & China
Messaging iMessage, SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Phonebook Unlimited Unlimited
CAMERA
Camera Features Quad-LED True Tone Flash, OIS, 4K Video recording, Continuous Shooting OIS, HDR, 4K video
Front Camera 7 MP Camera8 MP Camera
Primary camera 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera12 MP Camera with LED Flash
Video Recording 1080@30fps Yes
MULTIMEDIA
Audio Player AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, AAX, and AAX+, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV WAV, AAC+, AC3, OGG, FLAC, WMA, MP3, AMR, AAC, MXMF, eAAC+
Games YesYes
Speakers Stereo Speakers Yes
Video Player H.264, AAC-LC, M4V, .MP4, MPEG-4, 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, 3G2, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG4
BATTERY
Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Talk time Up to 21 hrs
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth v5.0 v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Browser HTML5 HTML5
Edge YesYes
GPRS YesYes
GPS Facility Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB Yes USB Type-C, 3.1
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
NETWORK SUPPORT
2G YesYes
3G YesYes
4G YesYes
5G YesYes
MORE FEATURES
Fingerprint Sensor Yes, FrontYes
Quick Charging YesYes
Sensors Fingerprint Sensor, Wireless Charging, Water Proof, Dust Proof, AR, Quick Charging, NFC Face Unlock, Fingerprint Sensor, NFC, Waterproof, Dust proof, Wireless Charging, IRIS Sensor, Quick Charging, Samsung Pay
Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3,000mAh battery
  • Various sensors
  • Support NFC
Cons
  • No headphone jack
  • Low-resolution camera
  • Outdated OS version

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Detailed Comparison of Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Design Comparison: Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Apple iPhone 8 Plus comes up with a weight of 202 g whereas Samsung Galaxy S9 weights around 163 g . Thickness of Apple iPhone 8 Plus is 7.5 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 8.5 mm.

Camera Comparison: Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Apple iPhone 8 Plus comes up with primary camera of 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera whereas Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with 12 MP Camera with LED Flash. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include Quad-LED True Tone Flash, OIS, 4K Video recording, Continuous Shooting .

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FAQs

Q. Which phone has bigger screen size, Apple iPhone 8 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S9?

Samsung Galaxy S9 is bigger with 5.8 inches screen than Apple iPhone 8 Plus that has 5.5 inches screen.

Q. What are some of the best alternatives available for Apple iPhone 8 Plus in the market?

Best alternatives available for Apple iPhone 8 Plus are: Vivo V30 Pro 5G, OnePlus 10R 5G, Samsung Galaxy S20.