Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
March 2017	February 2018
Status
Available - April 2017	Coming Soon, March 2018
Price
Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold	Various
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type
Dual-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

OS
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface
-	Samsung Experience
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 [Similar]	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.8 inches [Similar]	5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.06%	84.00%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP [Similar]	12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED (Dual Tone)	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
8 MP, AF [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported