Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

Basic Information

Price

TZS 770,000

TZS 910,000

Our Rating

6.5

7.0

Brand

Samsung

General Overview

Device Type

Bar

Model

SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X

SM-G965F, SM-G965F, SM-G965U, SM-G965W, SM-G9650, SM-G965U1, SM-G965N, SCV39, SM-G965X

Announced

2018, February

Released

2018, March

Status

Available

Design

Type

Bar

Dimensions

147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)

158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)

Weight

163 g (5.75 oz)

189 g (6.67 oz)

Protection

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Colors

Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue

Network

2G Network

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA

3G Network

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

4G Network

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

5G Network

No

-

SIM

Nano SIM

Dual SIM

Yes, Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Size

5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)

6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

Display Colors

16M colors

Pixel Density

570 ppi density

529 ppi density

Touch Screen

Capacitive Touchscreen

Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Features

HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Media

FM Radio

Yes

Earphone Jack

Yes

Camera

Camera Set

Single Camera

Dual Cameras

Main Camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Camera Video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)

Features

auto-HDR, panorama

Flash

LED Flash

Selfie Set

Single Camera

Selfie Camera

8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

Selfie Video

1440p@30fps

Features

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

2nd Camera

-

12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

Software

OS

Android 8.0 (Oreo) upgradable to Android 10

Android 8.0 (Oreo)

User Interface

Samsung Experience 9.0 upgradable to One UI 2.5

Samsung Experience 9.0

Hardware

Chipset

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA

GPU

Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA

RAM

4 GB

Internal Storage

64/128/256 GB

Card Slot

Yes, microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Connectivity

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Wi-fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-fi Hotspot

Yes

USB

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Wireless Charging

Qi/PMA wireless charging

Data

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Battery

Battery Type

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

Capacity

3000 mAh battery

3500 mAh battery

Placement

Non-removable

Fast Charging

15W (Quick Charge 2.0)

Standby

-

82h

Talk Time

-

16:26h

Music Play

-

15:33h