Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sonim XP8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

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SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

147.7 mm

152 mm
Width

68.7 mm

79.5 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

18 mm
Weight

163 g

335 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP69, 1m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

Yes, IP68

IP69
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes
Colors

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Black

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

570 ppi

441 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

-
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3

Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 ARM
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630
GPU

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630

Adreno 508
Memory RAM

4 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

64, 128, 256 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD
Memory card max

400 GB

128 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

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Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm

12 MP
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

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Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

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Camera features

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB connector

-

magnetic connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity