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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-07-12 | 2018-11-15 |
| 7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.22 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.86 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a general score of 85.2, which is better than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra's 73.3 overall score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is thicker than the Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, it's much lighter and also newer. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a little sharper screen than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A9 (2018) captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a bigger diafragm aperture, faster video frame rates and a better 24 mega pixels resolution camera.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra features better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity.
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