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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 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 |
| 3 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 + 7.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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) has a score of 85.2, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone SE (2020)'s global score of 81.5. Galaxy A9 (2018) is an older, a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier device than Apple iPhone SE (2020). IPhone SE (2020) counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has a way smaller display, a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334px and a just a little lower screen pixels density.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal memory. Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has 2 less CPU cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much better 24 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture.
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