Product
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8
Battery
Charging 18W wired 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 minWireless (Qi)
Talk time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
Dimensions 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
  - 3D Touch display & home button
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2018, October. Released 2018, November 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Quad 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) -
Single - 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB -
Performance AnTuTu: 140500 (v7) GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Adreno 512 Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.11
Selfie camera
Features HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 7 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 66h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB
Performance - AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)