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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Blue, 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 |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than LG K52, getting an 83.3 score against 76. Samsung Galaxy S9's body has the same thickness than the LG K52, but it's somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a much sharper display than LG K52, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher display pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
LG K52 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the LG K52 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a little faster processing unit than LG K52. They have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy S9 has a slightly better camera than LG K52, because although it has a way smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing lot worse quality images and videos and a way worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture for better low light captures.
LG K52 counts with longer battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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