Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Apple iPhone X

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OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
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Front
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
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3G bands
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GPRS
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9.00/10

Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Price
$599.99
Advantages
PLATFORM 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
CAMERA Rear: Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash
CAMERA Front: 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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8.66/10

Main
Model
Apple iPhone X
Price
$612.50
Advantages
PLATFORM Chipset: Apple A11 Bionic
PLATFORM GPU: Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
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launch
Announced
2018, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, March
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China
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
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash
Front
8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh)
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz, 0.42 lb)
Build
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only) - To be confirmed
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, November
platform
OS
iOS 11
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8 & f/2.4, phase detection autofocus, OIS, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.8 inches
Resolution
1125 x 2436 pixels (~458 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Li-Ion 2716 mAh, non-removable (10.35 Wh)
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
body
Dimensions
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
174 g (6.14 oz, 0.38 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Space Gray, Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
3.0, reversible connector
features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1865
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1901, A1865 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1865
4G bands
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), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A1901, A1865
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is equipped with a faster processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) in comparison with the Apple iPhone X. It is an important difference between these models because fast processor allows the user to run a few apps at once.

The iPhone X has more powerful graphics processor Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China thanks to which the user will be able to play more number of the latest games.

The Galaxy S9 Plus has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) screen resolution with 530 ppi pixel density that is better in compare to the Apple iPhone X 4K UHD (1125 x 2436 pixels) screen resolution with 462 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for reading books. The iPhone X model weight 174g that is 15g less than the weight of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus.

The Galaxy S9 Plus model is produced with a card slot. This is a pleasant bonus: the owner can easily expand internal storage and transfer files. The Galaxy S9 Plus is equipped with a 3.5mm jack that is the most popular way to use earphones for listening music.

Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus will be the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.