Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 128GB vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

Product
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
649 USD

Price
649 USD
649 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Galaxy S9 Plus 128 GB
SM-S731B, SM-S731B/DS

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6

Dimensions
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
161.3 x 76.6 x 7.4 mm (6.35 x 3.02 x 0.29 in)
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz)
190 g (6.70 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Enhanced armor aluminum frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM eSIM + eSIM
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Icyblue, Jetblack, Navy, White

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (peak)
Size
6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.1
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Exynos 2400 (4 nm)
CPU
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
10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Xclipse 940

RAM
6GB
8GB
Storage
128GB Built-in
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm

Lens 1
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video
1440p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

Capacity
Li-ion Non removable), 3500 mAh
4900 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
45W wired, PD, QC2, 65% in 30 min 25W wireless Reverse wireless
Talk Time
Up to 25

Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing Samsung DeX Circle to Search

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 246660 (v7) GeekBench: 8883 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.537 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker
Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality
Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 86h