Samsung Galaxy S9 vs vivo iQOO Z1

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 25, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79; SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE-A speed

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

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Glass, aluminium alloy
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

164 mm
Width

68.7 mm

75.6 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

163 g

195 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

Yes, IP68

-
Colors

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Blue, Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

6.57 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

570 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

HDR10, 144Hz refresh rate

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3

Quad-core 2.6 GHz Cortex-A77
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55

quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Mediatek Dimensity 1000+
GPU

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630

Mali-G77 MC9
Internal storage

64, 128, 256 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory RAM

4 GB

6, 8 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

No
Memory card max

400 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 2.1

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

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

48 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera Autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 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 On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3000 mAh

4500 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Quick Charge 2.0

Vivo Super FlashCharge (50% in 23 min, 100% in 59 min)
Wireless charging

Qi/PMA wireless charging

-
Talk time 4G

-

26 h
Standby time 4G

-

432 h

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