Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a bit better than iPhone 11, having an 85.2 score against 83.3. Galaxy A9 (2018) is an older device than the iPhone 11, but Samsung could make it a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. The iPhone 11 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has a quite smaller display, a bit lower screen density and a way worse resolution of 828 x 1792.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 11, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Apple iPhone 11 counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has better battery duration than iPhone 11, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity instead of 3110mAh. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) takes clearer videos and photos than iPhone 11, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos in low-light environments.
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