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Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

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Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2016 Mar, 2018
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS 10.0.1 up to 14.7 Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
NA One UI 2.5
Dimensions
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
138 g 189 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Retina IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size
4.7 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
High Definition (HD) - 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
625 nits (typ) brightness, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button 3D Touch (home button only), HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion,1960 mAh (7.45 Wh)
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
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Charging
NA Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, Chin
Chipset
Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
2GB RAM 4/6GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/6 /120fps, 720p@240fps Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@3 /60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) Show more

Front
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 724 USD $976
Resale Value
Extreme Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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