Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy S10+

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2018 September 2018 February 2019
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - March 2019
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 73,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Space Gray, Silver, Gold Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Ceramic Black, Ceramic White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.2 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm
(6.2 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz) 175 g / 198 g (6.17 oz / 6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
4G Network LTE 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), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 12 Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface Samsung Experience - One UI
Processor 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, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.7 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.4 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/256/512 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.5 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) 1440 x 3040 pixels (526 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 84.97% 87.41%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
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
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/1.9, Dual Pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 12 GB RAM, 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh - 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G) -