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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2018 Nov, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to 10 IOS 14.1 upto iOS 14.2
UI
One UI 2.5 NA
Dimensions
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
Weight
189 g 135 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.2 inches
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5.4 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
3D Touch (home button only), HDR10, Always-on display HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion , 2227 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 12W
Processing Power
CPU
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
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
4/6GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
64/128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
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
Quad 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features

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

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K 24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
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
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) - for China
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
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)
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
FM radio (USA & Canada only) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 976 USD $776
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
6 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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