Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S9 or Apple iPhone 8 Plus? 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. Samsung Galaxy S9 starts at PKR 119,696 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus starts at PKR 141,926.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has screen size of 5.8 inches and Apple iPhone 8 Plus has screen size of 5.5 inches . Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with internal storage of 128 GB and RAM of 4 GB . Apple iPhone 8 Plus comes up with internal storage of 256 GB and RAM of 8 GB . Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 8 MP Camera whereas latter has primary camera of 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera and front camera of 7 MP Camera.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S9 | Apple iPhone 8 Plus |
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OS | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Apple iOS 11 |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Apple A11 Bionic Neural Engine |
Internal Storage | 64 GB/256 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 72 | 68 | |
OS | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Apple iOS 11 | |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches | |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Apple A11 Bionic Neural Engine | |
Internal Storage | 64 GB/256 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Device type | Phablet | Smartphone | |
Operating System | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Apple iOS 11 | |
Sim | Single Sim | Single Sim (Nano) |
DESIGN | |||
Height | 147.7 mm | 158.4 mm | |
Thickness | 8.5 mm | 7.5 mm | |
Weight | 163 g | 202 g | |
Width | 68.7 mm | 78.1 mm |
DISPLAY | |||
Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels | |
Screen size | 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches | |
Technology | Super AMOLED (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Retina HD with True Tone | |
Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Call Records | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Card Slot | microSD Card | ||
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Apple A11 Bionic Neural Engine | |
CPU | 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 | Hexa core Processor | |
External Storage | Up to 400 GB | ||
GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA / Adreno 630 - USA & China | GPU A10 | |
Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | iMessage, SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email | |
Phonebook | Unlimited | Unlimited |
STORAGE | |||
Internal Storage | 64 GB/256 GB |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | OIS, HDR, 4K video | Quad-LED True Tone Flash, OIS, 4K Video recording, Continuous Shooting | |
Front Camera | 8 MP Camera | 7 MP Camera | |
Primary camera | 12 MP Camera with LED Flash | 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera | |
Video Recording | Yes | 1080@30fps |
MULTIMEDIA | |||
Audio Jack | 3.5mm Audio Jack | ||
Audio Player | WAV, AAC+, AC3, OGG, FLAC, WMA, MP3, AMR, AAC, MXMF, eAAC+ | AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, AAX, and AAX+, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV | |
FM Radio | Yes | ||
Games | Yes | Yes | |
Speakers | Yes | Stereo Speakers | |
Video Player | 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, 3G2, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG4 | H.264, AAC-LC, M4V, .MP4, MPEG-4, |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | v5.0 | |
Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
USB | USB Type-C, 3.1 | Yes | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | Yes | Yes | |
4G | Yes | Yes | |
5G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Face Unlock | Yes | ||
Fingerprint Sensor | Yes | Yes, Front | |
Quick Charging | Yes | Yes | |
Sensors | Face Unlock, Fingerprint Sensor, NFC, Waterproof, Dust proof, Wireless Charging, IRIS Sensor, Quick Charging, Samsung Pay | Fingerprint Sensor, Wireless Charging, Water Proof, Dust Proof, AR, Quick Charging, NFC |
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Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with a weight of 163 g whereas Apple iPhone 8 Plus weights around 202 g . Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S9 is 8.5 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 7.5 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with primary camera of 12 MP Camera with LED Flash whereas Apple iPhone 8 Plus comes up with 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include OIS, HDR, 4K video .