Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison

Smartphone 1

Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy S9

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

Smartphone 3

Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S9	Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)	Samsung Galaxy S4
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2018, February	2015, March	2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm \| 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in	142 x 70.1 x 7.1 mm \| 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm \| 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight	163 g \| 5.75 oz	132 g \| 4.66 oz	130 g \| 4.59 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Plastic body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery	3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	2600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	2600 mAh, Removable Li-Ion
Battery life		Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h	Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h
Approximate price	490 EUR	500 EUR	320 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M	16M
Screen size	5.8" in	5.1" in	5" in
Screen area	84.8 cm²	71.7 cm²	68.9 cm²
Screen format	18.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.6%	72.0%	72.3%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2960 px	1440 x 2560 px	1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	570 PPI	576 PPI	441 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs	- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12 MP, Single	16 MP, Single	13 MP, Single
Camera specs	-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF	-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF	-13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR
Video	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	5 MP, Single	2 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call
Video	1440p@30fps	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score	81
DxOMark Photo	81
DxOMark Video	81

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset	- Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China	- Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	- Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China	- Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	- Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China	Mali-T760MP8	PowerVR SGX544MP3
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	No	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM	32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM	16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	284449
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	510
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1725
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	1987
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	1835
GeekBench 5 Single Core	469	259	149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1957	995	475
GeekBench 4 Single Core	3288		683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	8240		1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	8705		1533
GeekBench 4 Battery	3960		460

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - 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 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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G925V CDMA 800 / 1900 - G925V, G925P, G925R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925P, G925R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G925P LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G925R	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes	Yes
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation		SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head) 0.49 W/kg (body)	SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.55 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)	No	No
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes	Yes
Others	- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port	- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - PMA wireless charging - -	- ANT+ -Air gestures - Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
Versions	- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)	- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 edge G925 Versions: G925P (Sprint), G925R (US Cellular), G925V (Verizon), G925W8 (Canada)

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