Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Google Pixel 8 - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date March 9, 2018 October 12, 2023
Release Year 2018 2023

Physical

Volume 86.25 cm³ 94.83 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.56 "/g 3.32 "/g
Weight 163 g 187 g
Height 147.7 mm 150.5 mm
Width 68.7 mm 70.8 mm
Thickness 8.5 mm 8.9 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Coral Blue
  • Titanium Gray
  • Lilac Purple
  • Burgundy Red
  • Sunrise Gold
  • Ice Blue
  • Mint
  • Obsidian
  • Hazel
  • Rose

Display

Screen Size 5.8 " 6.2 "
Resolution 1440 x 2960 1080 x 2400
Aspect Ratio 19:9 20:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.1 % 87.1 %
Pixel Density 570 PPI 428 PPI
Refresh Rate N/A 120 Hz
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness N/A 1400 nits
Peak Brightness N/A 2000 nits

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 89.18 mAh/in² 119.02 mAh/in²
Battery Density 34.78 mAh/cm³ 48.24 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 3000 mAh 4575 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Immortalis-G715s MC10

Connectivity

USB Version 3.1 3.2
OTG Support
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2

Software

Operating System Android Android
Initial OS Version 8.0 14
Maximum OS Version 10 21