Global Score | |
76 | 83.3 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | |
Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4 | -- |
2013-10-31 | 2018-03-16 |
5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
4.59 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
Black, Red and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
-- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 480.00 | $ 158.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5 inches | 5.8 inches |
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.1 | 8.9 |
Performance | |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
9.27 | 9.54 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
5.8 | 11.34 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
30.40mm focal length | -- |
0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
-- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
8.47 | 10.23 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
7.1 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
4.24 | 4.96 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
GPS | GPS |
NFC | NFC |
-- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
-- | FM Radio |
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 5's 76 global score. Although Samsung Galaxy S9 is extremely heavier than the Google Nexus 5, it's just a little thinner and notably newer. The Galaxy S9 features a little better performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Google Nexus 5 has a little sharper display than Galaxy S9, although it has a bit inferior pixels number per inch in the screen, a little smaller display and a way worse 1920 x 1080px resolution. The Galaxy S9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot larger aperture, a lot more megapixels back facing camera, a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy S9 has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy S9 counts with better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 30 percent bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S9 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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