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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2016-03-31 | 2018-11-15 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than iPhone SE, getting an 85.2 score against 75.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is newer than the iPhone SE, it's way heavier and a bit thicker. The Galaxy A9 (2018) and iPhone SE count with incredibly similar displays, although the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a way better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, a just a little better pixels density and a much bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little better processing power than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone SE, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a 134 percent bigger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a superior camera than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a much larger diafragm aperture to take better images in low-light environments, a larger camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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