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| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-11-03 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 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 | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 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
Apple iPhone X is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), getting a score of 88.1 against 85.2. Although Apple iPhone X is older than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), it's design is just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter. The iPhone X features a sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a little higher quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has slightly more memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone X, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Apple iPhone X features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone X, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a larger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments, a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures and a camera with a way higher 24 mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone X, because it has a 40 percent bigger battery size.
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