Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Google Pixel 8 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9+
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Google Pixel 8
Google Pixel 8
Released at Mar, 2018 Released at Oct, 2023

Pros

  • Screen with a higher pixel density
  • More performance in the GeekBench test
  • Battery with a higher capacity
  • More performance in the AnTuTu test

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9+ front
73.8 mm (2.91″)
158.1 mm (6.22″)
70.8 mm (2.79″)
150.5 mm (5.93″)
Samsung Galaxy S9+ side
8.5 mm
8.9 mm
  • Samsung Galaxy S9+
  • Google Pixel 8

Specifications comparison

General

Models
SM-G965F / SM-G965U / SM-G965W / SM-G9650 / SM-G965U1 / SM-G965N / SCV39 / SM-G965X / SC-03K GKWS6 / G9BQD / GA04851-US / GZPFO / GPJ41

Software

Operating System
Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 14
Custom UI
One UI 2.5

Body

Dimensions
73.8 x 158.1 x 8.5mm 70.8 x 150.5 x 8.9mm
Weight
189g 187g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Colours
Midnight Black / Coral Blue / Titanium Gray / Lilac Purple / Burgundy Red / Sunrise Gold / Ice Blue / Polaris Blue Obsidian / Hazel / Rose / Mint

Display

Size
6.2" 6.2"
Type
Super AMOLED OLED
Resolution
1440x2960 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Density
529ppi 428ppi
Refresh rate
120Hz
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Camera

Rear camera
12MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS / 12MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 50MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS / 12MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF
Front camera
8MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF / 2MP

Processor

Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China Immortalis-G715s MC10

Memory

RAM size
4 / 6GB 8GB
RAM type
LPDDR4

Storage

Internal storage
64 / 128 / 256GB 128 / 256GB
Card slot
+ -

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 1
SIM type
Nano-SIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac a / b / g / n / ac / 6e / 7
Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
NFC
+ +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO / QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2

Audio

Earphone Jack
3.5mm mini-jack

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
+ +
Face ID
-
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+ +
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
-
Proximity sensor
+ +
Ambient Light sensor
-

Battery

Capacity
3500mAh 4575mAh
Type
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Fast charging
+
Wireless charging
+ +
Reverse wireless charging
- +

Performance

AnTuTu
246660 (v7) 926801 (v9)
GeekBench
8883 (v4.4) 3526 (v5)