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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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) has a score of 85.2, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XS Max's 84.5 score. Although the Galaxy A9 (2018) and Apple iPhone XS Max were released with only 2 months difference, the Galaxy A9 (2018) design is somewhat lighter but also just a little thicker than Apple iPhone XS Max.
IPhone XS Max counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch of display, a bit larger screen and a quite better 1242 x 2688 resolution. Apple iPhone XS Max features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has less CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photos and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better images in poorly lited situations and a lot better 24 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A9 (2018) has superior battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 20 percent larger battery size.
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