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Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Samsung Galaxy S9	Apple iPhone 8	Samsung Galaxy S8	Samsung Galaxy S6
ratings
Overall NDTV Rating	Read Review	Read Review	Read Review	Read Review
Design Rating
Display Rating
Software Rating
Performance Rating
Battery Life Rating
Camera Rating
Value for Money Rating
key specs
Display	5.80-inch	4.70-inch	5.80-inch	5.10-inch
Processor	Samsung Exynos 9810	Apple A11 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 8895	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Front Camera	8-megapixel	7-megapixel	8-megapixel	5-megapixel
Rear Camera	12-megapixel	12-megapixel	12-megapixel	16-megapixel
RAM	4GB	2GB	4GB	3GB
Storage	64GB	64GB	64GB	32GB
Battery Capacity	3000mAh	1821mAh	3000mAh	2550mAh
OS	Android 8.0	iOS 11	Android 7.0	Android 5.0
Resolution	1440x2960 pixels	750x1334 pixels	1440x2960 pixels	1440x2560 pixels
general
Brand	Samsung	Apple	Samsung	Samsung
Model	Galaxy S9	iPhone 8	Galaxy S8	Galaxy S6
Release date	March 1, 2018	September 1, 2017	March 1, 2017	March 1, 2015
Launched in India	Yes	-	Yes	Yes
Form factor	Touchscreen	Touchscreen	Touchscreen	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	147.70 x 68.70 x 8.50	138.40 x 67.30 x 7.30	148.90 x 68.10 x 8.00	143.40 x 70.50 x 6.80
Weight (g)	163.00	148.00	155.00	138.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	3000	1821	3000	2550
Removable battery	No	No	No	No
Fast charging	Quick Charge 2.0	-	Quick Charge 2.0	-
Wireless charging	Yes	No	-	-
Colours	Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Coral Blue	Silver, Space Gray, Gold	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold	-
Body type	-	Glass	-	-
IP rating	-	IP67	-	-
display
Screen size (inches)	5.80	4.70	5.80	5.10
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Resolution	1440x2960 pixels	750x1334 pixels	1440x2960 pixels	1440x2560 pixels
Protection type	Gorilla Glass	Other	Gorilla Glass	Gorilla Glass
Aspect ratio	18.5:9	-	18.5:9	16:9
Pixels per inch (PPI)	568	326	570	577
hardware
Processor	octa-core (4x2.7GHz + 4x1.7GHz)	hexa-core	octa-core (4x2.35GHz + 4x1.9GHz)	octa-core (4x2.1GHz + 4x1.5GHz)
Processor make	Samsung Exynos 9810	Apple A11 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 8895	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
RAM	4GB	2GB	4GB	3GB
Internal storage	64GB	64GB	64GB	32GB
Expandable storage	Yes	No	Yes	No
Expandable storage type	microSD	-	microSD	-
Expandable storage up to (GB)	400	-	256	-
camera
Rear camera	12-megapixel (1.4-micron)	12-megapixel (f/1.8)	12-megapixel (f/1.7, 1.4-micron)	16-megapixel (f/1.9, 1.12-micron)
Rear autofocus	Phase detection autofocus	Yes	Phase detection autofocus	Yes
Rear flash	LED	Dual LED	Dual LED	LED
Front camera	8-megapixel (f/1.7, 1.22-micron)	7-megapixel (f/2.2)	8-megapixel (f/1.7, 1.22-micron)	5-megapixel (f/1.9, 1.34-micron)
Front autofocus	Yes	-	Yes	-
Front flash	No	-	-	-
software
Operating system	Android 8.0	iOS 11	Android 7.0	Android 5.0
Skin	Experience 9.0	-	-	TouchWiz
connectivity
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 5.00	Yes, v 5.00	Yes	Yes, v 4.10
NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB OTG	Yes	No	No	Yes
USB Type-C	Yes	No	Yes	-
Headphones	3.5mm	-	3.5mm	3.5mm
FM	No	No	No	No
Number of SIMs	2	1	1	1
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	No	No	Yes
Infrared	-	No	No	Yes
Micro-USB	-	No	-	Yes
Lightning	-	Yes	-	-
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)	-	No	No	No
sim 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	-	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM	GSM	GSM	GSM
3G	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
sim 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	-	-	-
GSM/CDMA	GSM	-	-	-
3G	Yes	-	-	-
4G/ LTE	Yes	-	-	-
sensors
Face unlock	Yes	No	-	-
Fingerprint sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Barometer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3D face recognition	-	No	-	-
In-Display Fingerprint Sensor	-	No	-	-
Temperature sensor	-	No	No	No