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Q: Is the S9 still worth it in 2021?

Short answer: Its not the flashiest phone out there, but the Galaxy S9 has aged gracefully over the years. With plenty of features and extremely low used prices on Swappa, the Galaxy S9 is one of the best cheap Android phones you can buy in 2021.

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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2018, September 12	2018, February 25
Status	Available. Released 2018, October 26	Available. Released 2018, March 09

Body	Dimensions	150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Weight	194 g (6.84 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (HBM)	Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size	6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 16.0.2	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU	Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)	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
GPU	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
	NVMe	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)

Selfie Camera	Modules	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features	HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@60fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No	Yes
		32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2942 mAh, non-removable (11.16 Wh)	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging	Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging	Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
Stand-by
Talk time

Misc
Colors	Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR	1.13 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)	0.63 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)	0.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Models	A2105, A1984, A2107, A2108, A2106, iPhone11,8	SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price	About 310 EUR	About 370 EUR

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 341196 (v7), 422465 (v8) GeekBench: 11437 (v4.4), 2690 (v5.1) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 250156 (v7) GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker		Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality		Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery life	78h endurance rating	78h endurance rating

What iPhone is similar to Samsung S9?

Summary (9).

Is the S9 still worth it in 2021?

Short answer: It's not the flashiest phone out there, but the Galaxy S9 has aged gracefully over the years. With plenty of features and extremely low used prices on Swappa, the Galaxy S9 is one of the best cheap Android phones you can buy in 2021.

What Samsung phone is equivalent to XR?

Samsung Galaxy S10E vs. Apple iPhone XR.

What phone is better than iPhone XR?

iPhone 11 has improved water resistance too, surviving for up to half an hour in 4 metres of water. The chipset has been upgraded to Apple's new A13 bionic processor, and along with 4GB of RAM and a bigger battery, iPhone 11 is a more powerful beast than iPhone XR.