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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is better than the Fairphone 5's score of 75.5. Galaxy A9 (2018) is an way older phone than Fairphone 5, but it's somewhat lighter and thinner anyway. The Fairphone 5 counts with a better display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite better resolution of 1224 x 2700, a quite larger display and a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit more storage to store more games and applications than Fairphone 5, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. Fairphone 5 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Fairphone 5 features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3800mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a superior camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a way less mega-pixels back-facing camera and a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting way worse quality pictures, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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