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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than Lumia 950, having an 85.2 score against 74.1. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a noticeably newer and a little bit thinner cellphone than Lumia 950, but it's somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a quite superior hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 3 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Lumia 950 features a way better screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Lumia 950, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking worse quality photos and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back camera with more MP and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much better memory for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has superior battery duration than Lumia 950, because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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