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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 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 | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| 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 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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
Galaxy A9 (2018) is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone XS, getting a general score of 85.2 against 84.2. Despite being the best in this review, Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body is a little heavier and just a little bit thicker than Apple iPhone XS. The Apple iPhone XS features a brighter screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density and a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436px.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot bigger memory for applications and games than iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Apple iPhone XS features a superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has 2 less processing cores and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a way better battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh. Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier sensor taking worse quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher 24 mega pixels resolution and a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited situations.
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