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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-10-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 an overall score of 85.2, which is much better than Google Nexus 5X's overall score of 73.7. The Galaxy A9 (2018) design has the same thickness than the Google Nexus 5X, but it's notably heavier. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit faster CPU than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 2 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Google Nexus 5X has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels density. The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures just a bit better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a smaller camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures and video and a back camera with a lot higher 24 mega-pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a superior battery life than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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