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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.62 | 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/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
IPhone 12 is a bit better than Galaxy A9 (2018), getting a general score of 88.7 against 85.2. IPhone 12's construction is newer, a little bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A9 (2018). IPhone 12 features a faster processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone 12 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1170 x 2532 and a little higher pixel count in each display inch. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher 24 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much longer battery life than iPhone 12, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity.
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