Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

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Galaxy S8 compared with Galaxy S9

	SamsungGalaxy S8	SamsungGalaxy S9
Overview
Released
Released	April 2017	March 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.8″	5.8″
Resolution
Resolution	2960 × 1440	2960 × 1440
Sharpness
Sharpness	568 pixels per inch	568 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Display type
Display type	Infinity Display, dual edge Super AMOLED, Quad HD+ (2,960 × 1,440), 18.5:9, 16M colours; Mobile HDR Premium certified	Quad HD+ curved (dual edge) Super AMOLED, 18.5:9, 16M colours; 5.8 inches as a full rectangle, 5.6 inches with rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	570 ppi	570 ppi
Always-on display
Always-on display	Always-on display	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 8895	Exynos 9810
Memory
Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage
Storage	64 GB	64 GB
CPU
CPU	64-bit, 10 nm, octa-core (quad 2.3 GHz + quad 1.7 GHz) in the UK; 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM	10 nm, 64-bit, octa-core (2.7 GHz quad + 1.7 GHz quad); 4 GB of RAM
GPU
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20	Mali-G72 MP18
Storage type
Storage type	64 GB UFS 2.1 (52.3 GB available); microSD card slot up to 256 GB	64 GB (50.3 GB available on Samsung's regional specification); microSD card slot up to 400 GB in Samsung UK's launch and support guidance, though a later regional product page lists 512 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	8 MP	8 MP
Main camera
Main camera	Dual Pixel 12 MP, F1.7, OIS	Super Speed Dual Pixel 12 MP, autofocus, OIS, dual aperture F1.5/F2.4
Front camera
Front camera	8 MP, autofocus, F1.7	8 MP, autofocus, F1.7
Zoom
Zoom	–	Digital zoom up to 8x
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 30 fps	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 60 fps; Super Slow-mo at 960 fps (HD); slow motion at 240 fps (Full HD)
Camera features
Camera features	–	Super Slow-mo with Motion Detection; AR Emoji; Bixby Vision
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,000 mAh	3,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 16 hours	Up to 16 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Internet use up to 11 hours (3G), 12 hours (LTE) or 14 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 44 hours (67 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 20 hours (3G)	Internet use up to 11 hours (3G), 12 hours (LTE) or 14 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 48 hours (80 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 22 hours (3G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Fast wired charging over USB-C	Fast wired charging compatible with QC 2.0
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast wireless charging (WPC and AirFuel)	Fast wireless charging compatible with WPC and PMA
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	155 g (better)	163 g
Thickness
Thickness	8 mm (better)	8.5 mm
Height × width
Height × width	148.9 × 68.1 mm	147.7 × 68.7 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass 5 front and back with an aluminium frame	Gorilla Glass 5 front and back with an aluminium frame
Colours
Colours	Midnight Black and Orchid Grey at UK launch; Coral Blue, Arctic Silver and Rose Pink later in the UK; Maple Gold and Burgundy Red in other markets	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple at UK launch
Buttons
Buttons	Bixby button	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	IP68
Biometrics
Biometrics	Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor (rear), face recognition	Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor (rear, below the camera), face recognition; Intelligent Scan combines iris and face
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, iris, pressure, proximity, RGB light	Iris, pressure, accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB light
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers tuned by AKG; Dolby Atmos
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 8 (Oreo)
AI features
AI features	Bixby; Samsung DeX	–
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	LTE Cat 16, gigabit LTE ready	LTE Cat 18, enhanced 4×4 MIMO, carrier aggregation, LAA
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM; the SIM tray also holds the microSD card	Single nano-SIM, or hybrid dual SIM (second nano-SIM or microSD)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+	Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+
NFC
NFC	Yes, and MST for Samsung Pay	Yes
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou