Samsung s8 plus vs Samsung s9 comparison

	Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S9
Network
Technology	LTE/GSM/HSPA	LTE/GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO
2G bands	SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)	SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
3G bands	HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100	HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) 1900/2100
4G bands	1,2,3,4,5,7,8,17,20,28	1,2,3,4,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,32,38,39,40,41,66,71
5G bands	N/A	N/A
Network Type Speed	LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, HSPA (42.2/5.76) Mbps	LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 (1200/200 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date	March 21, 2017	February 25, 2018
Status	Discontinued	Available

Body
Weight	173g	163 g
Build	Front and Back (Gorilla Glass 5), And Aluminum Frame	Glass Frant and Back (Gorilla Glass 5), Aluminum frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Display
Display	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.2 Inch	5.8 Inch
Resolution	(1440x2960) Pixels	(1440x2960) PIxels
Platform
OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), Upgradable to Android 9.0	Dual-Dand, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac)
CPU	Octa-Core	Octa-Core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 / 4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3)
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20	Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
Card slot	MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot)	MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot)
Main Camera
Features	LED Flash, Phase Detection, Auto Focus, OIS, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, and Panorama	Auto-HDR, Panorama, and LED flash
Video	4K Video Recording (60fps) 1080p Video Recording (30/60fps) 720p Video Recording (240fps)	4K Video Recording (60fps) 1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps) 720p Video Recording (960fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), and Dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP	Bluetooth v5.0
GPS	Yes, With A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS
NFC	Yes	N/A
RADIO	N/A	Yes
USB	USB Type-C 3.1	Type-C 3.1
Features

Sensors	Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / HR Sensor / Iris Sensor / Pressure Sensor / Proximity Sensor / RGB Light Sensor / Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor	Iris scanner / Fingerprint (rear-mounted) / Barometer / Heart Rate / SpO2 / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass
Battery
Type	Li-Ion 3500 mAh (Non-Removable)	Li-Ion 3000 mA (Non-removable)
Charging	Fast Charging 15W	15W, Fast Charging
Misc
Colors	Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Midnight Black, and Orchid Gray	Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Titanium Gray
Model	SM-G955FZDDPAK	SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K, SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W
Price	84,999	91,000
Brand	Samsung	Samsung
Model	Samsung S8 Plus	Samsung S9

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S9
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)	SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100	HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) 1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,17,20,28	1,2,3,4,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,32,38,39,40,41,66,71
5G bands
N/A	N/A
Network Type Speed
LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, HSPA (42.2/5.76) Mbps	LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 (1200/200 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date
March 21, 2017	February 25, 2018
Status
Discontinued	Available

Body
Weight
173g	163 g
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Display
Display
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size
6.2 Inch	5.8 Inch
Resolution
(1440x2960) Pixels	(1440x2960) PIxels
Platform
OS
Android 7.0 (Nougat), Upgradable to Android 9.0	Dual-Dand, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac)
Chipset
Exynos 8895	Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
CPU
Octa-Core	Octa-Core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 / 4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3)
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20	Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
Card slot
MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot)	MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot)
Internal
128GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM
Main Camera

Features
LED Flash, Phase Detection, Auto Focus, OIS, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, and Panorama	Auto-HDR, Panorama, and LED flash
Video
4K Video Recording (60fps) 1080p Video Recording (30/60fps) 720p Video Recording (240fps)	4K Video Recording (60fps) 1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps) 720p Video Recording (960fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
8MP (F/1.7 Aperture) Wide 2 MP (Dedicated iris Scanner Camera)	8MP (F/1.7 Aperture) Wide
Video
4K Video Recording (60fps) 1080p Video Recording (30/60fps) 720p Video Recording (240fps)	4K Video Recording (60fps) 1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps) 720p Video Recording (960fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes	Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), and Dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
WLAN
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), and Dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP	Bluetooth v5.0
GPS
Yes, With A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS
NFC
Yes	N/A
RADIO
N/A	Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.1	Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors
Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / HR Sensor / Iris Sensor / Pressure Sensor / Proximity Sensor / RGB Light Sensor / Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor	Iris scanner / Fingerprint (rear-mounted) / Barometer / Heart Rate / SpO2 / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3500 mAh (Non-Removable)	Li-Ion 3000 mA (Non-removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 15W	15W, Fast Charging
Misc
Colors
Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Midnight Black, and Orchid Gray	Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Titanium Gray
Model
SM-G955FZDDPAK	SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K, SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W
Price
84999	91000
Brand
Samsung	Samsung
Model
Samsung S8 Plus	Samsung S9