The biggest reason I'd choose the OnePlus 6 over S9 is because of the software. The Galaxy S9 has too many unnecessary features and bloatware. As for all the pros the S9 has, most of the pros I don't really care for: Wireless charging? I don't use it. Water resistant? OnePlus is too, just not officially (also I'm not near water with my phone). Sound? I use headphones 9/10 times. Screen? I'm okay with a less better screen. Camera? I rarely use it and even if I do, I can't differentiate the differences of the cameras. Notch is ugly? I can just hide it with the software. Expandable storage? I mostly use cloud and 64GB is more than enough for someone who rarely takes pictures and don't use too many apps. The good thing about android is the variety of phones for your own personal needs. Will be getting the OnePlus 6.
Infinit3Enigma Also bundled akg headphones and much better aftersales, ip68, sd card, quad hd screen, fast wireless charging etc. Jaime was bit biased here imo.
Marty S oh for sure, my s7 edge was the exynos model, it matched the 835 of the s8. The 845 is amazing cause adreno gpu is awesome. I wish i could multi quote on mobile but yes, it had stereo speakers, akg headphones, USB-C host, better camera, etc etc. But i didnt wanna go on and on. Most of this comments on battery life or about the camera slowmo is not fully accurate. S9 960fps mode actually has some cool uses even for engineering or scientific experiments. I prefer samsungs game launcher cause it has a built in screen recorder. I wouldn't mind having op6 for just rooting because tbh as Google updates android, the selinux is ruining so many things for people who use termux or run containers. Op6 is a nice phone, but its not better than s9 and depending on region it is not half the price of an s9/s9+
Well Samsung Pay, secure folder and SD card makes a great difference for me. So no regrets on buying a galaxy here😊. After all, it all goes for personal preference.
Samsung Pay was one of my biggest reasons to go with an S9 instead of my original plans of getting a OP6 or Pixel 2 XL. The nice camera and gorgeous screen are just nice add-ons.
There is Googlepay, the App Locker and up to 256GB of storage in the OP6. I like the S9+ but i think these 3 things arent really an argument for Samsung. I've got both phones an my favourite is de OP6 couse it feels more smooth in handling.
Sascha Trapp You probably didn't read that I said " Personal Preference". Regarding Google pay unfortunately my country doesn't have so much support for it on other hand Samsung pay has hence "Personal Preference" Same goes for secure folder and SD card.
Ibraheem Al hadede i've OnePlus 3 i uses 6-7 apps at the same it doesn't kill them in background yes if you 12+ at the and system cannot handle that it kill the that not using for sometimes
I have a microbiology test on viral diseases and viruses and a lab unknown sample I need to identify in about 4 hours.. but here i am Jaime, watching you instead.
I have a OnePlus 6. It can never kill S9+. USB 3.1 Card Slot. IP68. QHD display. Dual Aperture Camera. Telephoto lens instead for a Bokeh. Barometer. Iris Scanner. 960fps slow mo. Always on display. Samsung Pay. Stereo Speakers. Heart rate sensor Dual Edge display. No ugly notch
1. Yes thats a point for the S9 2. No Card Slot needed. 128 GB are more than enough. And you can have 256. 3. Dont go swimming with your phone! But the OP6 is warter resistent too. Just not official. 4. Dont need it. Full HD is enough. 5. Yeah better low light performence for the S9. But just take pictures by light if you want good pictures. 6. Why do you need a Barometer? 7. Unnessesary 8. 960 fps for 0.1 seconds.... You know that this is just shit? You often miss something. OP6 can record with 480fps a whole minute! Thats 16 minutes im slowmotion! You will never miss something. And the difference between 960fps and 480fps are not that big as you might think. Just play the 480fps video with 15 fps instead of 30 fps and you habe the same speed as the 960fps video of the galaxy s9. That little is the difference! 9. Ok? If you need it? 10. I dont care about samsung pay. 11. One speaker is enough for me. If i want really good quality i use headphones or a bluetooth box. 12. Fitness junky? Just use your finger and count and watch a timer. 13. Its very very ugly!!! 14. Its not ugly and usefull and you can hide it if you want ;) This is how I see it. And than there are the pros of the OP6 like much cheaper and no useless bloadware. Yes the S9 is better in some points. And maybe it is better in some points but just for you. Other people might dont like these points. I always take a oneplus 6 over the s9.
Jonathan Lange this is borderline idiotic. Don't take pics in low light? Really? When I go out to a club or a rave the s9 turns out fantastic photos. Simply love it. 128 is not enough when recording in 4 k. Plus it's amazingly useful to pop out the card and plug it into your PC. 0.2 seconds of slow mo is incredibly cool. Been playing with it for a while now. Doesn't get old. The auto mode when used properly works just fine to capture the action. The phone will survive a dip in water. That's a biggy. I go to the beach, I don't have to worry about sand or water getting in. When the phone is dirty I just wash it with running water. Dual speakers are pretty usefull. I use my phone as a speaker when showering , works great. Also loud enough when showing a video in a noisy room . The fact that the earpiece gets so loud is very convenient when you want to hear something in a very noisy environment. Samsung pay get accepted pretty much anywhere. Can't live without it. Cashiers face when it works is always priceless. I use the Iris scanner all the time when my hands are dirty. QHD display is a must for the VR googles. Can't believe some idiots don't get that yet. How the hell is the notch useful on the one plus? Hahah. At least on the iPhone it houses the advanced camera system.
Random User Ok. 960fps slow motion is cool. But for me its useless if it has such a short duration. I prefer half the speed but 300-600 times longer duration. And you can just plug your Phone in your PC. SD Cards are often slow. Also the Oneplus is water and dust resistent too.
No way One Plus phone will kill the flagship phones from Samsung,Huawei and Google. Its true that One Plus phones are worthy every penny but not in the same league as the Galaxies and Pixels and Huawei P and Mate series.
I agree... They can't be in the premium flagship for almost half the price, impossible. But yes they are awesome phones and you can save money by going for 1+ phone.
I personally think the Oneplus 6 isn't a flagship killer. However if you're a person who has been getting flagship phones for the past few years and don't use all of their features but don't want to compromise on user experience then the Oneplus 6 would be a fine all around choice.
agreed, up until Oneplus phones are packed with 'everything' that a flagship has yet still sits on that price bracket then will only then it'll be a flagship killer
1+ has top specifications, is built at a premium level and is one of the fastest phones on the market most times if not the fastest, it may lack gimmicks and cut a few corners , but these arent missed by most people and no one even complains. i think getting one of the best android experiences and unrivaled speed puts it over the top to be a legit flagship killer
It's not about which phone is the best. Samsung is more premium than one plus..so it all comes down to this . If you go to Starbucks to drink coffee go for the galaxy.if you go there to take selfies go for one plus..
Keerthi Vasan If you actually like your coffee ☕ you wouldn't actually go to Starbucks because their coffee is crap, so yeah you nailed it. You're paying for the marketing budget, so how comparison.
MohondhaY OS updates are overrated. It is a selling point only. If the version works well, why upgrade it everyone 6 months? Apple does it to fix things and to cover they throw in some innocuous features that no one is asking for. Google wants to be Apple...do the math...
As a oneplus user, I think S9 maybe the better phone right now. But in the long run, choosing an oneplus is a good choice. My 2.5 years oneplus 3T still rececives Android update timely so I can get and experience new Android features and better power management. The updates are so important that makes me feel that I am using the newly released phone. Besides, my 3T is still working as smooth as the time I bought it. Samsung, on the contrary, is very cautious about updating software for their phones.
Speed. Samsung can keep its noise. I want speed, and OP is one of the only companies that delivers it consistently year after year which is why they're the company everyone always talks about. I'll take speed over a Samsung skin and bloat any day of the week.
No regret, The OP6 is a awesome phone, especially if you have a lower budget and want good specs and more updates. Fortnuately there are more options out there. If you want good specs and camera look at the Huawei mate 20 (lite). This one is also cheaper! But if you can afford it and want a better overall experience and one of the best cameras and a lot of extra features, The s9 / s9+ is a better option. If you want a phone with the best camera out there and frequent updates, the Huawei p20 pro or mate 20 pro is a better option.
I have both phones (and the S8+ before that), and my preference for carrying the OnePlus 6 comes down to the cleaner software experience and its sheer speed over the S9+. Great video!
The only thing i like on the one plus is the software, except that s9 plus just brutally murdered one plus as it has- 1 better design 2 no notch 3 Dual speakers 4 Better camera 5 Better display (actually the best in class) 6 Fast wireless charging 7 Sd card support 8 ip 68 water and dust resistance And yeah i know there is a huge price diffrence between the two but i am talking about which one is better. Just saying that s9 has a huge upper hand against the one plus 6.
Kulbeer Singh you are forgetting about the following benefits: 1) Samsung pay 2) Iris scanner 3) Heart rate monitor (also capable of measuring changes in blood pressure.. but currently in beta) 4) Bixby (it can do many things that other assistants can't) 5) Secure folder (which apart from locking the apps also gives you ability to separately install every single app) 6) Samsung Pass (which uses your iris to automatically authenticate and sign in to various websites in internet browser) 7) Edge display 8) Earphones tuned by AKG 9) Dolby audio support 10) Support for Dex 11) Better after sales service
Dr B On older devices (s7 and older) had this issue but to be completely honest I think it's no longer like that. I feel like ever since the S8 it's been great! No lag, or annoying app killing. I'm saying this from my experience. I've owned most Galaxy's since the Note 2. Ever since the S8 it has been really smooth. Currently own the S9+ :)
OnePlus has the better display... several videos have mentioned that the S9+ has a fluorescent hue that gives the whites a bluish tint. Since most content runs at 1080p there's no point in having a 1440p display considering how bad 1080p looks upscaled on a 1440p display. Also it is water resistant, it just doesn't have a official rating. The single speaker does get annoying at times, but the OnePlus is the better phone being much better optimized with more ram. Even the older 5T with the snapdragon 835 is faster than the 845 S9+ LoL. The S9's stock launcher and optimization is trash.
I love my OnePlus 3T, I've had it since January of last year, but the mayor thing that is keeping me from buying another OnePlus is how difficult it is to re-sell it because no one knows the brand :/
PocketNow deserve a 5 or 10M subscriber, i wonder how could a page full of a great source of information has less than 2M. Anyway this is one of a great comparison vid.
It really depends on the market. Here the S9+ starts at 999€ while OP6 goes for 519€. So unless you find a really good deal or order from some other country, you have to pay double the price. Carrier deals are not a thing here either so you're on your own finding a bargain.
Yeah it's close to half the price if you compare SGS9+ 64GB to OP6 entry lvl model. Almost double price, but it does bring some nice benefits. It's always like that, you have to pay up if you want the premium flagship but the OnePlus phones are awesome and you can save money by buying one. I went for the SGS9+ 64GB Midnight Black, 999€. I upgraded from OnePlus 3 64GB Soft Gold. So been there, done that. I was satisfied with the 1+ and it's a great phone, my mom still uses it. But I was tempted and had to go with the Best (at least TOP 3) android phone out right now. Best display, TOP 2/3 Camera. Wireless Charging. Comes with AKG Earbuds headphones, free wireless charger (campaign offer), 1440p 6.2'' screen, Dolby Atmos+Audio tweaking settings. But yeah that's how it goes. The world's your oyster. I considered between OP6 vs SGS9(+) but I had to go with the SGS9+. Maybe next time OnePlus again? Who knows. I'll take a look at the phone market in 2020-2022
I went from Galaxy a5 2017 to Galaxy 9+ I was really happy for my a5 and will keep it for many years to come. Galaxy s9 + is a dream come true, perfect mobile phone, I can not stop using s9 + I'm in love :) Before I had Nexus 5 & 5x and they're both dead rest in peace
At the end of the day, if you want the best camera that a phone can offer, waterproofing and stereo speakers, wireless (quick? not really quick but still) charging, and somewhat decent customer service for repairs, go for the GS9+. If you are a bit strapped for cash and you don't mind wireless charging, good speakers and a camera, than the One Plus is a solid choice.
True. Samsung brings new features to the table and google kinda modifies them and brings em in the new software update and these update freaks start fapping right there.
Junior Wallace you don't care because Samsung phones get updates very late or they don't eve get updates, if Samsung phones get updates like Google Pixels, Huawei, or Oneplus then you wouldn't say the same thing, also, don't generalize your opinion.
Double that. Do you think general flocks will be able to differentiate between version without look at setting page? If it's can do the job, it's good enough.
Fefo Fefosa, Samsung phones do get update regularly (1-2 per month), even with my 3 years old note5. It's security, feature, stability and compatibility update, and I'm so glad they didn't try to push on with big version upgrade on older phone and stick with version that the phone was design for.
This is by far one of your worst reviews (if not the worst)!! So, you're talking about the prices, which are definitely wrong. There is no 300-400$ difference. And you tell us that OP6 is better device with a clickbait title. Better device? With the same panel as the previous years? With no wireless charging? With notch? With no sd card? No IP resistant? No stereo speakers? Definitely worst cameras? I can't tell how on earth you see the bokeh effect on OP is better!! It's ridiculous, look at the edges compared to S9's one!! No super slo mo? Have you seen your video with the stabilization? It's awful on the OP, all the time is moving around!!
Hey salty commenter. This review was actually really good. He touched on all the good points, most of what you are saying is really just gimicks, i had all those things on my iphone X, or s8 and didnt use them once. So i decided to sell my iphone X for 900 euro and buy the op6 for 575. saved a shitton of money and have a better user experience to be honest. Get your lag-alaxy phone out of here.
The OP is water resistant, just not certified.The Galaxy s9+ is 990€ and Oneplus 6 is 519€ in Finland. Thats a 471€/545 usd difference. Wireless charging, sd card support, stereo speaker and a little bit better camera isn't worth almost double the price.
I just bought my daughter a Galaxy S9 at Best Buy last week and they gave me $300 off the price. It is subsidized. I thought it was a great deal! She definitely loves her new phone.
90% of Americans are not paying the full price of the s9+, and overall it's a much better phone than the OnePlus 6. Expandable storage, the camera, the battery, the build etc.
biopsychology360, My country has consumer protection laws, if any electronic product is faulty within a year of purchase they have to replace it for you, considering I got my OP6 from a store in my country, OP6 will have to replace it for me otherwise they wouldnt be aloud to sell it here in the first pace. Sucks to live where you do lol
Suure...I'd rather choose the S8+ than the OP6. Currently it costs the same, or it's cheaper and it still is overall the better phone. Now with respect to the S9+, the OP6 isn't even in the same league and the price difference is definitely not $300 - $400. It's about $300 at the most, while there's a bunch of discounts plus you can exchange your S8 and get the S9 for $600. Nothing against the OP6, but common man.
Remember back then when flagship cost around $600, then it jumps to $700, then $800, and now we getting flagship hitting $1000. I thought technology was suppose to come down in price over time not up.
NOT BASIC the average inflation rate is 2% a year. 2% inflation doesn't make top tier flagships phone from being 600 around in 2013 to 850-1000 in 2018
YouAlreadyKnowWhoItIs Well, it's little too do with inflation to have 20%+ year on year price increases. Now they're completely dominating sales, they can charge whatever price they want again. A few years back, they had a duopoly in market share in the Western market and doing the same thing, getting away with as smaller an iteration as they could get away with and charging whatever they wanted. Then a few market disrupters came in and shook things up. With the virtual ban on Chinese OEMs in the USA, its given them the impetus to bend their customers over once more.
Although I agree with the conclusion, there are two small omissions: -Customer support: getting a Samsung serviced is much easier as they have brick and mortar stores (here in Canada anyway) - Wireless charging and waterproofing for the Samsung should've allowed it to win build. Here in Quebec (different for the rest of Canada) it's actually often cheaper to get the S9 with the offers you can get
The last phone to get out on the market and adopting the specs of this year. A few months after these specs will get dated.Pixels problem is that it launces too late for the game to be a hot choice for the next year after it’s launch.
It will have a notch for sure ; those leaks are everywhere ; plus it has software support for a notch. I was waiting for pixel 3 as well. But no ; not with a notch.
Oneplus is a midrange device with flagship internals... Where as galaxy is a complete package... There is a lot of little things that galaxy have and oneplus dosent And you can not forget about experience
Tried the OnePlus 6 last week. Touch latency was pretty bad for me. And then 1-2 times it didn't even work. Had to reset. Sent it back. Got S9 plus for$150 more with $100 gift card. So far enjoying the S9 plus.
Elite Exposure if you hated the curved edges then why did you even get one in the first place? Just to talk shit? Well the edge screen is hudred times better than the stupid notch. Atleast the edge display has some useful functionalities.
Chris Tmg I dont like the notch but you can turn it off. The edges always cause accidental touches. I love my s9+ but I dont like edges. Why are you arguing with everyone in the comments section anyways?
Chris Tmg the edge is just a gimmick. I'm using a galaxy s7. the flat one customized with all the edge features. I hate edge screens also. But Samsung does not make a flat screen flagship anymore. The notch is not ideal but I can understand why it's there
Yes it's a beast but battery life is terrible my phone stays on the charger I mean literally some times 3 times a day if I'm out using GPS streaming music and using it as a hotspot I understand I use my phone alot but my s7 edge would last through the day while doing the same duties I'm sure this is probably a software issue being as though when I check battery usage the operating system is number one but I feel when paying this type of money for a phone I shouldn't have to wait on a update
Price difference is just a PART of the whole story. You shouldn't determine which phone is better based on what it costs. Not all buyers want a cheaper phone.
As someone who is tired of all of these big companies overpricing their phones more every year I'd pick the OnePlus 6 every time. A 6gb/128gb S9+ Unlocked is $889 on Samsung's website. An 8gb/128gb Unlocked OnePlus 6 is $579.99 on OnePlus's website. That's a $310 difference for a slightly better camera in low light, a higher resolution screen which you can't even see the difference and an extra speaker and a few gimmicks but a slower phone and slow Android updates. It's definitely not worth it to me.
Seriously, stop whining about it. You get more screen and you don't even have to use it if you don't want to. I originally didn't like it until I saw it in person.
Still have the oneplus 6 (about to upgrade). Still works great although starting to slow a little and battery life suffering. Haven't noticed a difference with gaming and even the camera is still nice when there's decent lighting despite being 4 years old
Wtf Jaime must be on drugs.... or sponsored by one plus. Oneplus is a good phone but there is no way it matches the s9+. Hell the s8+ is better that the Op6 in all areas but price although thinking about it s8+ now has dropped to the price of op6
DarthHeretic maybe in a benchmark but in real life .... I can't see it. Remeber the s8 plus has a lot of extras expandable storage , wireless charging, water/dust proof so its a no brainer to me but hey its ok if you disagree. Its your money. Spend it as you see fit. I managed to score a note 8 for 40 usd more than the current price of op6. No regrets. ...
I have the 8+ so I know what I am talking about. The +6 is noticeably faster, in everything. as for the rest, the cameras are about even, the 8+ has better colors, but the +6 has more detail. So it depends which you like better. Build quality is even, and theres been a tare down of the +6, it has all the inter parts to protect it from dust and water. They just didnt bother to get it certified to keep the cost down. The display is sharper on the 8+ but thats because One+ decided to opt for the 18:9 ratio in 1080 due to battery consumption, and I suppose price is a factor as well. TBH, not much of a difference when you use either in normal every day use, both look great.
I hate Samsung phones but even I can clearly tell that OnePlus 6 isn't nearly as good as the S9. Hardware wise OnePlus has glass back "to give the device more premium feel" yet it doesn't have wireless charging nor stereo speakers. OnePlus is basically just another Chinese manufacturer who doesn't care much about their customers which isn't surprising since it's just rebranded Oppo. Instead people should go for the Xiomi Mi 8.
The Crack Boom Well, as I said I hate the company and won't buy their products such as; their limited amount of innovation each year, going form over function with curved screens and over the top prizing.
A lot of people in the comments are pointing out how much better the Samsung is, and I think they missed the point. The point of the whole comparison is that the OnePlus 6 gets about as close as you can to being as good as some of the best, most expensive phones on the market while being between 200-500$ cheaper. Is the S9 a better phone? Objectively yes, but what else did you expect considering it costs significantly more, of course it's gonna have some upgrades in some regards. The OnePlus however is objectively more bang for your buck, and I think that's the real point of this comparison.
The FD variant is a tie in the storage and specifically Singapore (seriously) now only sells the 128GB as the minimum on the S9+, as the 64GB variant is no longer sold here, probably due to huge intrest in larger storage while still not burning a big hole in our pockets.
These comparisons need to stop. I give credit to Oneplus for selling a phone with a Snapdragon 845 at a mid range price and packing it with RAM (most of it probably not used anyways)...but that is really where the similarities end. Oneplus still plays catch up in the camera to the other flagships. Compared to actual flagships, it lacks features like an IP-rating for dust/water resistance; stereo speakers; microSD expansion; decent customer support and high resolution/HDR display. Sticking a Snapdragon 845 in a phone DOES NOT make it a flagship.
Selling points for me. QHD screen, Superamoled still best looking screens. Wireless charge, 4K, slomo, expandable memory. No other android phone is pumping those specs.
I bought the S8+ for below 500 € three months ago. I got a phone that doesn't have to step back behind the S9+ in most features like cam, speed, battery, display etc. for half its price. No need to buy iPhones or any other overpriced or low quality phones.
Nearly half the price??? You are stuck in March 2018. With the price drops the last few month, you pay for the s9+ barely more than 150$ over the OnePlus.
You're so right ! I thought the same way and chose Oneplus 6 ! Subsidized phones come with worse data plans so OP 6 provided a way to escape this trap and still own a flagship.
The S9+ has a better design; an infinitely superior display; a much better camera; and just offers more overall, with an equally good performance. The S9+ kills the so called flagship killer in almost every possible way. And no, Samsung's Iris Scanner works well most of the time, it's not unreliable at all! Leave it to Jaime Rivera...
Jaime, there was so much times that you said "doh the GALAXY S9+ has support, or wins, or has better" that the OP6 for me is a beautiful beast that I would like to have as a #2.. I had the S, S2, S5, S7edge, and now the S9+, the build, camera and the display are the three things that keep me locked on the S series, but also all the other novelity in each one that I upgrade are what I espect.. Will see the S10 what will bring, but if the past is anything to teach me, I'll go for the S11, not the OP8..
A very good comparison and a fair result indeed. I did alot of research, read various reviews and decided OnePlus 6 was the better phone for me, regardless of the price. The only thing from the S9 I'll miss on the OnePlus is the lag after 6 months. That's about it. Everyone talks about the advantages of samsung yet they aren't dealbreakers at all. Samsung pay? Don't use it. Stereo speakers? Have excellent headphones. IP68? Splash proof good enough for me, i don't shower with my phone. Better display? Unless you're comparing them side by side, not really a problem. Micro SD? There's already ample storage for me in the phone. The only thing where the S9 wins is the Camera in low light. That's all. Why should i pay 300$ more for it? With oneplus i get faster updates, better software, faster performance, cheaper price, better battery life, better video stabilization, faster charging.
i am getting the S9 (not the plus version), the pixel 2 XL, and the OP6T at the same price in my country. which one should i go for? i like a good battery life, good camera, and good video/audio.
For the price, Oneplus 6 is really a good bargain. Flagship for the wise. Performance wise it is a really awesome phone, no lag, good camera, great gaming, my only drawback is only the single mono bottom speaker. Other qualities are great and unmatched
Interesting comparison, Jaime. I'd pick the regular S9 which I can get for the same price as a OnePlus 6 - not only is the price compelling, but I prefer a smaller phone and likely won't use the telephoto camera (I share your opinion that a wide-angle lens is more useful)
I don't know if it is just your phone, my phone or the actual difference of Snapdragon vs. Exynos, but I seem to get your usage at full resolution with typically 30-40% of battery left with my UK 128GB S9+ model.
I recently purchased the S9+. I would have purchased the Oneplus 6 if not for the lack of expandable storage. I am a music freak and I have to have my SD card for this reason. I will say though. Now that I've heard how good the steroids speakers are on the S9+, I am in love. I also have an HTC U11 and have been a fan of HTC since the M7. So, that's my answer. I could not go without the sound and expandable storage of the S9+!
In Portugal the oneplus 6 costs the same as the regular s9, 520€ vs 550€. Oneplus 6 seems like a very good phone but loses its appeal when the flagships its trying to undercut sell for almost the same price. In the 500€ to 600€ pricepoint i can get an s9, mate 10 pro, lg v30, note 8 (sometimes) P20, s8+ or htc u11. And for more agressive competition we get xz premium, S8, mi mix 2s or honor 10 for little over 400€. I now some are 2017 flagships but they still offer more than the oneplus 6. If people want fast hardware with simple software, then by all means get the 6, now saying its a "superior" device is wrong and misleading. I think reviewers "confuse" their subjectivity with plain objectivity, because objectivily speaking the s9 is the superior device. Just my 2 cents. 😎
Always so satisfied when you say your name.
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I feel the exact opposite
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@Hamood Al Zadjali welcome aboard this errrr.... Flight, I'm your pilot Jaime Rrrrrrriviera
I feel like smashing his face in
The biggest reason I'd choose the OnePlus 6 over S9 is because of the software. The Galaxy S9 has too many unnecessary features and bloatware. As for all the pros the S9 has, most of the pros I don't really care for:
Wireless charging? I don't use it.
Water resistant? OnePlus is too, just not officially (also I'm not near water with my phone).
Sound? I use headphones 9/10 times.
Screen? I'm okay with a less better screen.
Camera? I rarely use it and even if I do, I can't differentiate the differences of the cameras.
Notch is ugly? I can just hide it with the software.
Expandable storage? I mostly use cloud and 64GB is more than enough for someone who rarely takes pictures and don't use too many apps.
The good thing about android is the variety of phones for your own personal needs. Will be getting the OnePlus 6.
Vertios thanks, this might just help me make my decision
Samsung has better amoled, sd card, no notch, game launcher, Samsung Pay....im good man! I picked up the S9+ at launch and I don't regret one bit!
Infinit3Enigma and I love exynos model
AND Official IP rating and stereo speakers
Infinit3Enigma Also bundled akg headphones and much better aftersales, ip68, sd card, quad hd screen, fast wireless charging etc. Jaime was bit biased here imo.
Marty S oh for sure, my s7 edge was the exynos model, it matched the 835 of the s8. The 845 is amazing cause adreno gpu is awesome.
I wish i could multi quote on mobile but yes, it had stereo speakers, akg headphones, USB-C host, better camera, etc etc. But i didnt wanna go on and on. Most of this comments on battery life or about the camera slowmo is not fully accurate. S9 960fps mode actually has some cool uses even for engineering or scientific experiments. I prefer samsungs game launcher cause it has a built in screen recorder. I wouldn't mind having op6 for just rooting because tbh as Google updates android, the selinux is ruining so many things for people who use termux or run containers. Op6 is a nice phone, but its not better than s9 and depending on region it is not half the price of an s9/s9+
Infinit3Enigma well good choice.S9+ for the win.
Well Samsung Pay, secure folder and SD card makes a great difference for me. So no regrets on buying a galaxy here😊. After all, it all goes for personal preference.
Max payner finally someone who isn't a salty samsung fan
Samsung Pay was one of my biggest reasons to go with an S9 instead of my original plans of getting a OP6 or Pixel 2 XL. The nice camera and gorgeous screen are just nice add-ons.
There is Googlepay, the App Locker and up to 256GB of storage in the OP6. I like the S9+ but i think these 3 things arent really an argument for Samsung.
I've got both phones an my favourite is de OP6 couse it feels more smooth in handling.
Sascha Trapp You probably didn't read that I said " Personal Preference". Regarding Google pay unfortunately my country doesn't have so much support for it on other hand Samsung pay has hence "Personal Preference"
Same goes for secure folder and SD card.
no software updates
If OnePlus is killing the background apps to save the battery, what is the purpose of the 8gb ram??!!
Mohammed Abbas makes sense
Mohammed Abbas do you use 12+ at the same time
Vivek Bhagat I do have 5 at least most of the time. And I'm still using the Galaxy Note 4.
Vivek Bhagat No I use U Ultra
Ibraheem Al hadede i've OnePlus 3 i uses 6-7 apps at the same it doesn't kill them in background yes if you 12+ at the and system cannot handle that it kill the that not using for sometimes
I have a microbiology test on viral diseases and viruses and a lab unknown sample I need to identify in about 4 hours.. but here i am Jaime, watching you instead.
JKgaming1 No offense, but I recommend you to study then after finishing up, watch the video. Sorry for my bad english.
JKgaming1 go study you idiot
Well don't blow it
Don't listen to them, you're fine. Relax 😉
r/iamverysmart
You said it all... The one plus is ALMOST as good as the S9+.
still next year android's are gonna be beast one plus 6t galaxy s10. rip apple.
Gotta say, the night shots look almost identical, OnePlus 6 does a FANTASTIC job dealing with low lights situations, and I'm truly shocked.
I have a OnePlus 6. It can never kill S9+.
USB 3.1
Card Slot.
IP68.
QHD display.
Dual Aperture Camera.
Telephoto lens instead for a Bokeh.
Barometer.
Iris Scanner.
960fps slow mo.
Always on display.
Samsung Pay.
Stereo Speakers.
Heart rate sensor
Dual Edge display.
No ugly notch
ZC but I think Jaime is paid by 1+... He tried hard to gift the winner trophy to 1+6.... But he completely missed these points.... 😀😀
You can hide the notch
1. Yes thats a point for the S9
2. No Card Slot needed. 128 GB are more than enough. And you can have 256.
3. Dont go swimming with your phone! But the OP6 is warter resistent too. Just not official.
4. Dont need it. Full HD is enough.
5. Yeah better low light performence for the S9. But just take pictures by light if you want good pictures.
6. Why do you need a Barometer?
7. Unnessesary
8. 960 fps for 0.1 seconds.... You know that this is just shit? You often miss something. OP6 can record with 480fps a whole minute! Thats 16 minutes im slowmotion! You will never miss something. And the difference between 960fps and 480fps are not that big as you might think. Just play the 480fps video with 15 fps instead of 30 fps and you habe the same speed as the 960fps video of the galaxy s9. That little is the difference!
9. Ok? If you need it?
10. I dont care about samsung pay.
11. One speaker is enough for me. If i want really good quality i use headphones or a bluetooth box.
12. Fitness junky? Just use your finger and count and watch a timer.
13. Its very very ugly!!!
14. Its not ugly and usefull and you can hide it if you want ;)
This is how I see it.
And than there are the pros of the OP6 like much cheaper and no useless bloadware.
Yes the S9 is better in some points. And maybe it is better in some points but just for you. Other people might dont like these points.
I always take a oneplus 6 over the s9.
Jonathan Lange
this is borderline idiotic. Don't take pics in low light? Really? When I go out to a club or a rave the s9 turns out fantastic photos. Simply love it.
128 is not enough when recording in 4 k. Plus it's amazingly useful to pop out the card and plug it into your PC.
0.2 seconds of slow mo is incredibly cool. Been playing with it for a while now. Doesn't get old. The auto mode when used properly works just fine to capture the action.
The phone will survive a dip in water. That's a biggy. I go to the beach, I don't have to worry about sand or water getting in. When the phone is dirty I just wash it with running water.
Dual speakers are pretty usefull. I use my phone as a speaker when showering , works great. Also loud enough when showing a video in a noisy room . The fact that the earpiece gets so loud is very convenient when you want to hear something in a very noisy environment.
Samsung pay get accepted pretty much anywhere. Can't live without it. Cashiers face when it works is always priceless.
I use the Iris scanner all the time when my hands are dirty.
QHD display is a must for the VR googles. Can't believe some idiots don't get that yet.
How the hell is the notch useful on the one plus? Hahah. At least on the iPhone it houses the advanced camera system.
Random User
Ok. 960fps slow motion is cool. But for me its useless if it has such a short duration.
I prefer half the speed but 300-600 times longer duration.
And you can just plug your Phone in your PC. SD Cards are often slow.
Also the Oneplus is water and dust resistent too.
2018 is shaping up to be a great year for smart phones.
*Looks at notches and lack of headphone jack*
Yep.
wildreams the op6 has a headphone jack though
No way One Plus phone will kill the flagship phones from Samsung,Huawei and Google. Its true that One Plus phones are worthy every penny but not in the same league as the Galaxies and Pixels and Huawei P and Mate series.
I agree... They can't be in the premium flagship for almost half the price, impossible. But yes they are awesome phones and you can save money by going for 1+ phone.
I personally think the Oneplus 6 isn't a flagship killer. However if you're a person who has been getting flagship phones for the past few years and don't use all of their features but don't want to compromise on user experience then the Oneplus 6 would be a fine all around choice.
agreed, up until Oneplus phones are packed with 'everything' that a flagship has yet still sits on that price bracket then will only then it'll be a flagship killer
Chris Tmg why? What takes it out of the league you are talking about? Educate me plz .
1+ has top specifications, is built at a premium level and is one of the fastest phones on the market most times if not the fastest, it may lack gimmicks and cut a few corners , but these arent missed by most people and no one even complains. i think getting one of the best android experiences and unrivaled speed puts it over the top to be a legit flagship killer
It's not about which phone is the best. Samsung is more premium than one plus..so it all comes down to this .
If you go to Starbucks to drink coffee go for the galaxy.if you go there to take selfies go for one plus..
Keerthi Vasan If you actually like your coffee ☕ you wouldn't actually go to Starbucks because their coffee is crap, so yeah you nailed it. You're paying for the marketing budget, so how comparison.
I will never go back to Samsung for their lack of OS updates.
MohondhaY OS updates are overrated. It is a selling point only. If the version works well, why upgrade it everyone 6 months? Apple does it to fix things and to cover they throw in some innocuous features that no one is asking for. Google wants to be Apple...do the math...
OS updates also have security updates in them, so it's useful... you know.
MohondhaY No issue with security updates, they come as usual...
MohondhaY But why get a security update if your device doesn't need one?
Der Kommunist they dont know how to answear that question( ppl who wants updates everyday), i belive they are kids.
Some photo samples in this video are in very bad quality!
As a oneplus user, I think S9 maybe the better phone right now. But in the long run, choosing an oneplus is a good choice. My 2.5 years oneplus 3T still rececives Android update timely so I can get and experience new Android features and better power management. The updates are so important that makes me feel that I am using the newly released phone. Besides, my 3T is still working as smooth as the time I bought it. Samsung, on the contrary, is very cautious about updating software for their phones.
is there a comparison between Snapdragon 845 an the Exynos?
did the whole team quit pocketnow or what? , lately only Jaime is making vids
$530 one plus vs $635 s9 (on Amazon), honestly that’s not a huge cost saving. You get what you pay for - wireless charging, microSD, waterproofing.
kururu major This is the s9 plus but still it's 800$ and the OnePlus 6 is more of 600$.
kururu major and lag
kururu major the galaxy s9 is $720 dollars, no $630 (on amazon the one at $630 dollars is a scam), so yeah, $200 dollars is a huge saving
Speed. Samsung can keep its noise. I want speed, and OP is one of the only companies that delivers it consistently year after year which is why they're the company everyone always talks about. I'll take speed over a Samsung skin and bloat any day of the week.
Dr B you want speed and also with that speed all the private data...so no thanks!!!
No regret, The OP6 is a awesome phone, especially if you have a lower budget and want good specs and more updates. Fortnuately there are more options out there. If you want good specs and camera look at the Huawei mate 20 (lite). This one is also cheaper! But if you can afford it and want a better overall experience and one of the best cameras and a lot of extra features, The s9 / s9+ is a better option. If you want a phone with the best camera out there and frequent updates, the Huawei p20 pro or mate 20 pro is a better option.
I have both phones (and the S8+ before that), and my preference for carrying the OnePlus 6 comes down to the cleaner software experience and its sheer speed over the S9+. Great video!
The only thing i like on the one plus is the software, except that s9 plus just brutally murdered one plus as it has-
1 better design
2 no notch
3 Dual speakers
4 Better camera
5 Better display (actually the best in class)
6 Fast wireless charging
7 Sd card support
8 ip 68 water and dust resistance
And yeah i know there is a huge price diffrence between the two but i am talking about which one is better.
Just saying that s9 has a huge upper hand against the one plus 6.
Kulbeer Singh you are forgetting about the following benefits:
1) Samsung pay
2) Iris scanner
3) Heart rate monitor (also capable of measuring changes in blood pressure.. but currently in beta)
4) Bixby (it can do many things that other assistants can't)
5) Secure folder (which apart from locking the apps also gives you ability to separately install every single app)
6) Samsung Pass (which uses your iris to automatically authenticate and sign in to various websites in internet browser)
7) Edge display
8) Earphones tuned by AKG
9) Dolby audio support
10) Support for Dex
11) Better after sales service
Yess! Galaxy S9+ for the win!
Tussi great ho ji
And that Samsung lag and crap memory management we all know and love. ;)
Dr B On older devices (s7 and older) had this issue but to be completely honest I think it's no longer like that. I feel like ever since the S8 it's been great! No lag, or annoying app killing. I'm saying this from my experience. I've owned most Galaxy's since the Note 2. Ever since the S8 it has been really smooth. Currently own the S9+ :)
One plus 6, crappy 1080 pentil panel , single speaker, no waterproofing, trash!
richard ratner OnePlus has to cut costs somewhere to keep the price lower than Samsung
for 600.. yea. it was acceptable on my 300 usd OP3, but 500~600? hell na.
Do you hate this phone so much that you put the same comment on every video lol? You need a life dude.
OnePlus has the better display... several videos have mentioned that the S9+ has a fluorescent hue that gives the whites a bluish tint. Since most content runs at 1080p there's no point in having a 1440p display considering how bad 1080p looks upscaled on a 1440p display. Also it is water resistant, it just doesn't have a official rating. The single speaker does get annoying at times, but the OnePlus is the better phone being much better optimized with more ram. Even the older 5T with the snapdragon 835 is faster than the 845 S9+ LoL. The S9's stock launcher and optimization is trash.
we have some serious oneplus fanboy here :v
I love my OnePlus 3T, I've had it since January of last year, but the mayor thing that is keeping me from buying another OnePlus is how difficult it is to re-sell it because no one knows the brand :/
PocketNow deserve a 5 or 10M subscriber, i wonder how could a page full of a great source of information has less than 2M. Anyway this is one of a great comparison vid.
$530-730 is not half $840 (+ massive discounts also available)
Oscar Cooke-Abbott yeah I was like what? Really Jaime? Sounds like he was trying to make OP6 sound as good as the S9 plus.
It really depends on the market. Here the S9+ starts at 999€ while OP6 goes for 519€. So unless you find a really good deal or order from some other country, you have to pay double the price. Carrier deals are not a thing here either so you're on your own finding a bargain.
Yeah it's close to half the price if you compare SGS9+ 64GB to OP6 entry lvl model. Almost double price, but it does bring some nice benefits. It's always like that, you have to pay up if you want the premium flagship but the OnePlus phones are awesome and you can save money by buying one.
I went for the SGS9+ 64GB Midnight Black, 999€. I upgraded from OnePlus 3 64GB Soft Gold. So been there, done that. I was satisfied with the 1+ and it's a great phone, my mom still uses it. But I was tempted and had to go with the Best (at least TOP 3) android phone out right now. Best display, TOP 2/3 Camera. Wireless Charging. Comes with AKG Earbuds headphones, free wireless charger (campaign offer), 1440p 6.2'' screen, Dolby Atmos+Audio tweaking settings.
But yeah that's how it goes. The world's your oyster. I considered between OP6 vs SGS9(+) but I had to go with the SGS9+. Maybe next time OnePlus again? Who knows. I'll take a look at the phone market in 2020-2022
Otto Sahanen Yea im in Europe the OnePlus costs 700$ and the s9 plus costs 790$ .
Where I live, the S9+ is hardly (an equivalent of) $150 more expensive than the OnePlus 6!
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On paper the Galaxy defeats the One Plus 6 but after using both i end up using both.
I went from Galaxy a5 2017 to Galaxy 9+ I was really happy for my a5 and will keep it for many years to come. Galaxy s9 + is a dream come true, perfect mobile phone, I can not stop using s9 + I'm in love :) Before I had Nexus 5 & 5x and they're both dead rest in peace
At the end of the day, if you want the best camera that a phone can offer, waterproofing and stereo speakers, wireless (quick? not really quick but still) charging, and somewhat decent customer service for repairs, go for the GS9+.
If you are a bit strapped for cash and you don't mind wireless charging, good speakers and a camera, than the One Plus is a solid choice.
No one cares about new versions of Android anymore. The changes are minimal.
Junior Wallace plus all the features in the new version are already in Samsung experience
True. Samsung brings new features to the table and google kinda modifies them and brings em in the new software update and these update freaks start fapping right there.
Junior Wallace you don't care because Samsung phones get updates very late or they don't eve get updates, if Samsung phones get updates like Google Pixels, Huawei, or Oneplus then you wouldn't say the same thing, also, don't generalize your opinion.
Double that. Do you think general flocks will be able to differentiate between version without look at setting page? If it's can do the job, it's good enough.
Fefo Fefosa, Samsung phones do get update regularly (1-2 per month), even with my 3 years old note5. It's security, feature, stability and compatibility update, and I'm so glad they didn't try to push on with big version upgrade on older phone and stick with version that the phone was design for.
You give a tie for media despite Samsung having better display and audio?!?
Galaxy S9+ is also dual sim. At least here in Europe.
the s9 has a dual sim variant too
Well Samsung is much more expensive than oneplus in my country
OnePlus does not even exists in mine... no one buys that piece of crap
Samsung is more expensive in any country
@@DarkEtherealRhythm piece of crap one plus is the best phone.
You made a mistake. S9 also has a dual sim option everywhere except the USA. Also normal S9 costs the same as OP6 almost everywhere
I have the OnePlus 6 since launch day and have to say it's very impressive.
This is by far one of your worst reviews (if not the worst)!!
So, you're talking about the prices, which are definitely wrong. There is no 300-400$ difference.
And you tell us that OP6 is better device with a clickbait title.
Better device?
With the same panel as the previous years? With no wireless charging? With notch? With no sd card? No IP resistant? No stereo speakers? Definitely worst cameras? I can't tell how on earth you see the bokeh effect on OP is better!! It's ridiculous, look at the edges compared to S9's one!!
No super slo mo? Have you seen your video with the stabilization? It's awful on the OP, all the time is moving around!!
not to talk of the customer service you get with the GS9+. I feel everyone on youtube is just riding Oneplus's d%#k at this point
Hey salty commenter. This review was actually really good. He touched on all the good points, most of what you are saying is really just gimicks, i had all those things on my iphone X, or s8 and didnt use them once. So i decided to sell my iphone X for 900 euro and buy the op6 for 575. saved a shitton of money and have a better user experience to be honest. Get your lag-alaxy phone out of here.
Not sure about your lot.. But my Oneplus 6 stabilization is fine.
Its the portrait mode i am more disappointed with tbh. It's just bad.
The OP is water resistant, just not certified.The Galaxy s9+ is 990€ and Oneplus 6 is 519€ in Finland. Thats a 471€/545 usd difference. Wireless charging, sd card support, stereo speaker and a little bit better camera isn't worth almost double the price.
Boulevar watch again the content consumption how is that a tie tell me ?
I chose the base varient of the s9+ with 128gb mmc instead of a 256gb OP6.
Oneplus effed up on the pricing imo.
Ibrahim Mohsin you could've just gotten the 64gb OnePlus 6
I just bought my daughter a Galaxy S9 at Best Buy last week and they gave me $300 off the price. It is subsidized. I thought it was a great deal! She definitely loves her new phone.
90% of Americans are not paying the full price of the s9+, and overall it's a much better phone than the OnePlus 6. Expandable storage, the camera, the battery, the build etc.
i pick south Korea Samsung Galaxy 9+ over Chinese one plus 6
I will pick the galaxy. More software features, wireless charging, water resistant and most importantly no NOTCH
Hi samsung Knight
The Crack Boom No actually I am HTC knight, they are not paying me but they should
Mohammed Abba, there is a notch on the s9, it just goes right across the top XD
biopsychology360, My country has consumer protection laws, if any electronic product is faulty within a year of purchase they have to replace it for you, considering I got my OP6 from a store in my country, OP6 will have to replace it for me otherwise they wouldnt be aloud to sell it here in the first pace. Sucks to live where you do lol
@@sdratererehwyreve3423 what's your country ?
Choosing a phone because it's cheaper is stupid in my opinion.
Suure...I'd rather choose the S8+ than the OP6. Currently it costs the same, or it's cheaper and it still is overall the better phone.
Now with respect to the S9+, the OP6 isn't even in the same league and the price difference is definitely not $300 - $400. It's about $300 at the most, while there's a bunch of discounts plus you can exchange your S8 and get the S9 for $600.
Nothing against the OP6, but common man.
Remember back then when flagship cost around $600, then it jumps to $700, then $800, and now we getting flagship hitting $1000. I thought technology was suppose to come down in price over time not up.
Tru Dinh it's called inflation
NOT BASIC the average inflation rate is 2% a year. 2% inflation doesn't make top tier flagships phone from being 600 around in 2013 to 850-1000 in 2018
YouAlreadyKnowWhoItIs Component costs are coming down each year, not going up, it has nothing to do with inflation and a lot to do with #sheeponomics
Andi Hope inflation and market trend, if apple prices go up Samsung can't afford to keep their prices low (examples) and vice versa
YouAlreadyKnowWhoItIs Well, it's little too do with inflation to have 20%+ year on year price increases. Now they're completely dominating sales, they can charge whatever price they want again. A few years back, they had a duopoly in market share in the Western market and doing the same thing, getting away with as smaller an iteration as they could get away with and charging whatever they wanted. Then a few market disrupters came in and shook things up. With the virtual ban on Chinese OEMs in the USA, its given them the impetus to bend their customers over once more.
OnePlus 6 is better for sure
Nice Jaime, but does Jaun not do vids anymore?
Although I agree with the conclusion, there are two small omissions:
-Customer support: getting a Samsung serviced is much easier as they have brick and mortar stores (here in Canada anyway)
- Wireless charging and waterproofing for the Samsung should've allowed it to win build.
Here in Quebec (different for the rest of Canada) it's actually often cheaper to get the S9 with the offers you can get
I'mma just wait for the pixel 3
Αλέξανδρος Αγοραστός We don’t know if the Pixel 3 is going to have a notch.
Αλέξανδρος Αγοραστός Don’t go of leaks like it’s the real thing.
Αλέξανδρος Αγοραστός Yeah me too
The last phone to get out on the market and adopting the specs of this year. A few months after these specs will get dated.Pixels problem is that it launces too late for the game to be a hot choice for the next year after it’s launch.
It will have a notch for sure ; those leaks are everywhere ; plus it has software support for a notch. I was waiting for pixel 3 as well. But no ; not with a notch.
Oneplus is a midrange device with flagship internals...
Where as galaxy is a complete package...
There is a lot of little things that galaxy have and oneplus dosent
And you can not forget about experience
Midrange price so OnePlus 6 wins
jonathan murguia hahahahha nice joke 😂
Love the Samsung lag experience!
And it's ridiculous battery management
Altamash Parwaiz bro, use oneplus just for a month, you'll forget everything about galaxy's experience, looking great from outside is another thing!
Tried the OnePlus 6 last week. Touch latency was pretty bad for me. And then 1-2 times it didn't even work. Had to reset. Sent it back. Got S9 plus for$150 more with $100 gift card. So far enjoying the S9 plus.
Im using samsung galaxy note 8, should i buy the op6 or stick with my note? Thank you for answeres :)
If the One Plus 6 had a better camera, I wouldve gotten that instead of my s9+. I really hate the annoying curve on Samsung screens.
Elite Exposure if you hated the curved edges then why did you even get one in the first place? Just to talk shit? Well the edge screen is hudred times better than the stupid notch. Atleast the edge display has some useful functionalities.
Chris Tmg I dont like the notch but you can turn it off. The edges always cause accidental touches. I love my s9+ but I dont like edges. Why are you arguing with everyone in the comments section anyways?
Chris Tmg the edge is just a gimmick. I'm using a galaxy s7. the flat one customized with all the edge features. I hate edge screens also. But Samsung does not make a flat screen flagship anymore. The notch is not ideal but I can understand why it's there
Then, just wait for ONEPLUS 6T!!!
Elite Exposure same here, edge display doesn't have enough usability. I always wish if samsung would make edgeless version of S model
s9 is best!!💪💪💪
noob
You got that right! :)
if only it had a dual camera and 6gb of ram, the s9 is the perfect size . but not enough of an upgrade from my beloved s8
Sleepy panda for me it was.
Yes it's a beast but battery life is terrible my phone stays on the charger I mean literally some times 3 times a day if I'm out using GPS streaming music and using it as a hotspot I understand I use my phone alot but my s7 edge would last through the day while doing the same duties I'm sure this is probably a software issue being as though when I check battery usage the operating system is number one but I feel when paying this type of money for a phone I shouldn't have to wait on a update
Awesome content!..love your vocabulary😊
Price difference is just a PART of the whole story. You shouldn't determine which phone is better based on what it costs. Not all buyers want a cheaper phone.
🙁 Here both almost same price Samsung is abit cheaper, 🤢 so no Question S9😍
Where? Are you sure you're talking about the s9+?
Mate they are butthurt samsung fanboys
One plus doesn't have samsung pay!!
kuldeep jhala lmao
Thank god
Half the world doesn't care about it anyways
who uses it anyway when you have other wallets
sarang kulkarni does any other wallet on this planet have support for cards like spay?
I just bought a 1plus6 going in intent on getting the galaxy S9. Im happy
As someone who is tired of all of these big companies overpricing their phones more every year I'd pick the OnePlus 6 every time. A 6gb/128gb S9+ Unlocked is $889 on Samsung's website. An 8gb/128gb Unlocked OnePlus 6 is $579.99 on OnePlus's website. That's a $310 difference for a slightly better camera in low light, a higher resolution screen which you can't even see the difference and an extra speaker and a few gimmicks but a slower phone and slow Android updates. It's definitely not worth it to me.
In Europe, Samsung S9- 550€
OnePlus 6- 520€
The choice should be obvious..
Andre154 in Italy 495€ for S9... Shipped.
LurenZ87 Where?!
Andre154 wow where u live because here s9 costs 899euro and 999 for the plus version
Urho Pajala
In Portugal, if you buy it online you can get great deals.
Urho Pajala
EU prices will never be the same as USA..
S9 wins because it has no notch.
What is it with you people and your obsession with the notch?
It's not like there's an option in the settings to hide the notch 😂
lmao
Seriously, stop whining about it. You get more screen and you don't even have to use it if you don't want to. I originally didn't like it until I saw it in person.
Mark of Excellence same
The OnePlus 6 showed astonishing results in comparison to its rival hands down I've made the best choice
Still have the oneplus 6 (about to upgrade). Still works great although starting to slow a little and battery life suffering. Haven't noticed a difference with gaming and even the camera is still nice when there's decent lighting despite being 4 years old
Wtf Jaime must be on drugs.... or sponsored by one plus. Oneplus is a good phone but there is no way it matches the s9+. Hell the s8+ is better that the Op6 in all areas but price although thinking about it s8+ now has dropped to the price of op6
In ALL areas but price? LMFAO so we just gonna lie, are we.
DarthHeretic where is the lie?
Well for starters, the performance and power of the +6 is greater than any last years flagships.
DarthHeretic maybe in a benchmark but in real life .... I can't see it. Remeber the s8 plus has a lot of extras expandable storage , wireless charging, water/dust proof so its a no brainer to me but hey its ok if you disagree. Its your money. Spend it as you see fit. I managed to score a note 8 for 40 usd more than the current price of op6. No regrets. ...
I have the 8+ so I know what I am talking about. The +6 is noticeably faster, in everything.
as for the rest, the cameras are about even, the 8+ has better colors, but the +6 has more detail. So it depends which you like better.
Build quality is even, and theres been a tare down of the +6, it has all the inter parts to protect it from dust and water. They just didnt bother to get it certified to keep the cost down.
The display is sharper on the 8+ but thats because One+ decided to opt for the 18:9 ratio in 1080 due to battery consumption, and I suppose price is a factor as well. TBH, not much of a difference when you use either in normal every day use, both look great.
I hate Samsung phones but even I can clearly tell that OnePlus 6 isn't nearly as good as the S9. Hardware wise OnePlus has glass back "to give the device more premium feel" yet it doesn't have wireless charging nor stereo speakers. OnePlus is basically just another Chinese manufacturer who doesn't care much about their customers which isn't surprising since it's just rebranded Oppo. Instead people should go for the Xiomi Mi 8.
Your "review" seems more like a strongly biased opinion defending OnePlus and their flawed design than anything else.
Your comment seems to be of a butthurt samsung fan
The Crack Boom Well, as I said I hate the company and won't buy their products such as; their limited amount of innovation each year, going form over function with curved screens and over the top prizing.
Those features would make the phone more expensive you wanna pay $800 for a phone?
A lot of people in the comments are pointing out how much better the Samsung is, and I think they missed the point. The point of the whole comparison is that the OnePlus 6 gets about as close as you can to being as good as some of the best, most expensive phones on the market while being between 200-500$ cheaper. Is the S9 a better phone? Objectively yes, but what else did you expect considering it costs significantly more, of course it's gonna have some upgrades in some regards. The OnePlus however is objectively more bang for your buck, and I think that's the real point of this comparison.
Watching on my OnePlus 6T
Battery Oxygen OS and the design
Ur a chinese man so like one plus galaxy s9 plus is far better in every thing
Samsung all the way. It's hard to beat them. Love my S9+.
Watching on my oneplus 6🙅🏻♀️ It rocks😍
The FD variant is a tie in the storage and specifically Singapore (seriously) now only sells the 128GB as the minimum on the S9+, as the 64GB variant is no longer sold here, probably due to huge intrest in larger storage while still not burning a big hole in our pockets.
These comparisons need to stop. I give credit to Oneplus for selling a phone with a Snapdragon 845 at a mid range price and packing it with RAM (most of it probably not used anyways)...but that is really where the similarities end. Oneplus still plays catch up in the camera to the other flagships. Compared to actual flagships, it lacks features like an IP-rating for dust/water resistance; stereo speakers; microSD expansion; decent customer support and high resolution/HDR display.
Sticking a Snapdragon 845 in a phone DOES NOT make it a flagship.
Selling points for me. QHD screen, Superamoled still best looking screens. Wireless charge, 4K, slomo, expandable memory. No other android phone is pumping those specs.
Great comparison video!
I bought the S8+ for below 500 € three months ago. I got a phone that doesn't have to step back behind the S9+ in most features like cam, speed, battery, display etc. for half its price. No need to buy iPhones or any other overpriced or low quality phones.
Nearly half the price??? You are stuck in March 2018. With the price drops the last few month, you pay for the s9+ barely more than 150$ over the OnePlus.
tell about the service of one plus after purchase ...?
You're so right ! I thought the same way and chose Oneplus 6 ! Subsidized phones come with worse data plans so OP 6 provided a way to escape this trap and still own a flagship.
You didn't mention Bixby as part of the software experience. A big part of Sammy usage for me...
The sound quality and screen alone are enough for the s9 to wipe the floor with this.
You cant really say that a oneplus 6 cannot come close to s9 when you yourself havent tried 1 yet..
The S9+ has a better design; an infinitely superior display; a much better camera; and just offers more overall, with an equally good performance. The S9+ kills the so called flagship killer in almost every possible way. And no, Samsung's Iris Scanner works well most of the time, it's not unreliable at all!
Leave it to Jaime Rivera...
Jaime, there was so much times that you said "doh the GALAXY S9+ has support, or wins, or has better" that the OP6 for me is a beautiful beast that I would like to have as a #2..
I had the S, S2, S5, S7edge, and now the S9+, the build, camera and the display are the three things that keep me locked on the S series, but also all the other novelity in each one that I upgrade are what I espect..
Will see the S10 what will bring, but if the past is anything to teach me, I'll go for the S11, not the OP8..
A very good comparison and a fair result indeed. I did alot of research, read various reviews and decided OnePlus 6 was the better phone for me, regardless of the price.
The only thing from the S9 I'll miss on the OnePlus is the lag after 6 months. That's about it. Everyone talks about the advantages of samsung yet they aren't dealbreakers at all.
Samsung pay? Don't use it.
Stereo speakers? Have excellent headphones.
IP68? Splash proof good enough for me, i don't shower with my phone.
Better display? Unless you're comparing them side by side, not really a problem.
Micro SD? There's already ample storage for me in the phone.
The only thing where the S9 wins is the Camera in low light. That's all. Why should i pay 300$ more for it? With oneplus i get faster updates, better software, faster performance, cheaper price, better battery life, better video stabilization, faster charging.
i am getting the S9 (not the plus version), the pixel 2 XL, and the OP6T at the same price in my country. which one should i go for? i like a good battery life, good camera, and good video/audio.
Good review!
One plus for the win.
U Forget to mention that there's no laaaaag in the OP6 like u have in the Samsung as always.
For the price, Oneplus 6 is really a good bargain. Flagship for the wise. Performance wise it is a really awesome phone, no lag, good camera, great gaming, my only drawback is only the single mono bottom speaker. Other qualities are great and unmatched
OnePlus with it's bad rep for customer service, I just will never buy a OnePlus phone over a galaxy.
Hands down the One Plus 6 until the Note 9 or Pixel 3 arrive !!!! Great video.
Which one is good 1+6/iPhone10/pixel2xl /s9+
Interesting comparison, Jaime. I'd pick the regular S9 which I can get for the same price as a OnePlus 6 - not only is the price compelling, but I prefer a smaller phone and likely won't use the telephoto camera (I share your opinion that a wide-angle lens is more useful)
People forget that PRICE is the main factor and that the pixel 2 isn’t much more money
"stereo vs mono speaker. Let's call that a tie!"
No let's not!
I don't know if it is just your phone, my phone or the actual difference of Snapdragon vs. Exynos, but I seem to get your usage at full resolution with typically 30-40% of battery left with my UK 128GB S9+ model.
The main point is the S9+ is the same price used on eBay. Its no contest for me. Samsung all the way. Oneplus should bring their release date forward
Awaited comparison
I recently purchased the S9+. I would have purchased the Oneplus 6 if not for the lack of expandable storage. I am a music freak and I have to have my SD card for this reason. I will say though. Now that I've heard how good the steroids speakers are on the S9+, I am in love. I also have an HTC U11 and have been a fan of HTC since the M7. So, that's my answer. I could not go without the sound and expandable storage of the S9+!
HDMI TV out capability is a good feature. Would appreciate if phone support it or not would be included in the reviews....
In Portugal the oneplus 6 costs the same as the regular s9, 520€ vs 550€. Oneplus 6 seems like a very good phone but loses its appeal when the flagships its trying to undercut sell for almost the same price. In the 500€ to 600€ pricepoint i can get an s9, mate 10 pro, lg v30, note 8 (sometimes) P20, s8+ or htc u11. And for more agressive competition we get xz premium, S8, mi mix 2s or honor 10 for little over 400€. I now some are 2017 flagships but they still offer more than the oneplus 6. If people want fast hardware with simple software, then by all means get the 6, now saying its a "superior" device is wrong and misleading. I think reviewers "confuse" their subjectivity with plain objectivity, because objectivily speaking the s9 is the superior device. Just my 2 cents. 😎