Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S9
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Samsung Galaxy S9 or Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S9 | Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, February | 2022, August 25 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in | 165.2 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.83 in | |
| Weight | 163 g | 5.75 oz | 187 g | 6.6 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold, Blue, Yellow, White, Navy, Khaki, Red | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3700 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 490 EUR | 1100 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 84.8 cm2 | 101.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 83.6% | 85.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 1080 x 2640 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 570 PPI | 426 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) -Cover display: -Super AMOLED, 1.9 inches, 260 x 512 pixels (Gorilla Glass Victus+) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+ | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 112 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 125 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 113 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 4K@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 12, One UI 4.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 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 (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
Adreno 730 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 986349 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 284449 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 510 | 1451 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1725 | 3843 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1987 | 5025 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1835 | 5776 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 469 | 1115 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1957 | 3594 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM, eSIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| 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 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| 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) |
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Folded: 84.9 x 71.9 x 15.9 mm -IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
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