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Photos relative in size Front Side Back	Samsung Galaxy S9‎ $ 269.98	Samsung Galaxy S21‎	Google Pixel 9 Pro‎ $ 849.00	Google Pixel 4‎ $ 159.99	Google Pixel 7a‎ $ 474.99

Dimensions	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm	152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm	147.1 x 68.8 x 8.2 mm	152 x 72.9 x 9 mm
Weight	163 grams	171 grams	199 grams	162 grams	192.78 grams
Stand-by	depends on usage	depends on usage	depends on usage	depends on usage	depends on usage
Talk time	depends on usage	depends on usage	depends on usage	depends on usage	depends on usage
Design type
Monoblock
Controls
Facial unlock
Fingerprint recognition		Pressure sensitive in-screen	Pressure sensitive in-screen		Pressure sensitive in-screen, Optical
Iris recognition
Touchscreen	Multi-touch, Force Touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive
Voice command
Voice dialing
Operating system
Android	8.0 (Oreo)	11	14	10	13
User interface
Samsung Experience
One UI		3.1
Display
Auto-rotate
Color display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Infinity Super AMOLED Quad HD+, Always On feature	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Infinity-O Display, Always On feature, HDR10+, Hole-punch display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Actua Display, Always On feature, Hole-punch display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Full HD+ Flexible OLED, Always On feature, HDR10	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), OLED, Always On feature, HDR10, Hole-punch display
Size	5.8 inch	6.2 inch	6.34 inch	5.7 inch	6.1 inch
Resolution	2960 x 1440 pixels	2400 x 1080 pixels	2856 x 1280 pixels	2280 x 1080 pixels	2400 x 1080 pixels
Refresh rate		120 Hz	120 Hz	90 Hz	90 Hz
Aspect ratio	18.5:9	20:9	4:1.8	19:9	20:9
Peak brightness		1300 nits	3000 nits
Pixels Per Inch (PPI)	568	424	494	443	431
Screen-to-body ratio	84.1%	85.9%	88%	80.1%	81.1%
Hardware
Camera	Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer	Tri camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer	Tri camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer	Dual camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer	Dual camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Landscape mode, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer
Type	12.2 MP	12 MP + 12 MP + 64 MP	48 MP + 48 MP + 50 MP	12.2 MP + 16 MP	13 MP + 64 MP
Angle of view (AOV)		120° + 76° + 79°	123° + 22° + 82°	77°	120° + 80°
DxOMark score		116		112	133
F-number	f/1.5 + f/2.4	f/1.8 + f/2.0 + f/2.2	f/1.68 + f/1.7 + f/2.8	f/1.7 + f/2.4	f/1.89 + f/2.2
Max. resolution	(camera) 4032 x 3024 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(camera) 4032 x 3024 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels
Haptic feedback
Integrated antenna
Processor	Samsung Exynos 9810, Octa core	Samsung Exynos 2100, Octa core	Google Tensor G4, Nona core	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Octa core	Google Tensor G2, Octa core
Clock Frequency	1.7 GHz + 2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz + 2.8 GHz + 2.9 GHz	2.15 GHz + 2.45 GHz + 3.0 GHz	1.78 GHz + 2.84 GHz
Secondary camera	Autofocus	Autofocus	Autofocus
Type	8 MP	10 MP	42 MP	8 MP	13 MP
Angle of view (AOV)		80°	103°	90°	95°
DxOMark score		98		92
F-number	f/1.7	f/2.2	f/2.2	f/2.0	f/2.2
Max. resolution	(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixel + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels	(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels
Materials
Dust and waterproof	IP68	IP68	IP68	IP68	IP67
Gorilla Glass		7 (Victus)	Victus 2		3
Aluminium
Plastic
Glass
Telephony
Flight mode
Integrated handsfree speaker
nano-SIM (4FF)
Vibrating alert
Videoconferencing
Dual SIM
eSIM
Operating frequency
Quad band
Data network
4G (LTE)	Cat 18 (1200 Mbps), Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28	Cat 20 (2 Gbps)	Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41	Cat 18 (1200 Mbps), Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41	Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
EDGE
GPRS
HSDPA	Cat20 42 Mbps	Cat20 42 Mbps
HSUPA	Cat6 5.76 Mbps	Cat6 5.76 Mbps
UMTS
5G			n1, n2, n3, , , n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, , n41, n66, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n257, n258, n260, n261		n1, n2, n3, , , n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
Personalisation
Multiple homescreens
Widgets
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Agenda
Alarm clock
Calculator
Contact list
Date and time notation
Document viewer	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Phonebook with groups
Photo phonebook
Reminder list
Stopwatch & countdown timer
To-do list
Voice memo
Available applications
Image editor
Java application support
Movie editor
Photo album
Video codec support	DivX, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8	DivX, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8	H.264, H.265, MPEG-4	H.263, H.264, MPEG-4	H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
Video file support	3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV	3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV
Messaging
E-mail	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging	Google Talk	Google Talk	Google Talk	Google Talk	Google Talk
MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS
Predictive Text Input	T9	T9	T9	T9	T9
SMS	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Internet
Internet browser			Google Chrome	Google Chrome	Google Chrome
RSS reader
YouTube support
Navigation
A-GPS
Beidou
Build-in navigation system	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Digital Compass
Galileo
GLONASS
GPS receiver
NavIC
Quasi-Zenith (QZSS)
Audio
Audio codec support	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, aptX, LDAC	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, aptX, LDAC	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, aptX, LDAC
Audio file support	M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA	M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA	MP3, WAV	MP3, WAV	MP3, WAV
Polyphonic ringtones	MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones
Stereo speakers
Build-in memory
Internal memory
Size (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB	12 GB	6 GB	8 GB
Storage	256 GB + 64 GB	128 GB + 256 GB	1 TB + 128 GB + 256 GB + 512 GB	128 GB + 64 GB	128 GB
Memory card slot
Connections
Audio jack plug	3.5 mm
USB	v3.0, Type-C	v3.2, Type-C	v3.2, Type-C	v3.1, Type-C	v3.2, Type-C
Connectivity
Bluetooth	v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.3, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.3, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
DLNA support
NFC
Synchronisation	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering
WAP	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct support	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support	Wi-Fi 6E, WiFi Direct support
ANT+
Ultra-wideband (UWB)
Satellite communication
Power supply
Battery	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion
Capacity	3000 mAh	4000 mAh	4700 mAh	2800 mAh	4385 mAh
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge, USB Power Delivery
Max. power		25 Watt	27 Watt		18 Watt
Wireless charging		Omgekeerd opladen	Omgekeerd opladen
Max. power		15 Watt	20 Watt		7.5 Watt
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Gesture recognition
Gyroscope
Heart rate monitor
Hygrometer
Proximity sensor
Thermometer
Edge sensor
Radar
Compatibility
With Google Daydream