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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-21 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Mirror gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 319.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is better than the OnePlus 7's global score of 71.6. Even though the Galaxy A9 (2018) and the OnePlus 7 were released only 6 months apart, Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is a bit thinner but also a little heavier than the OnePlus 7. The OnePlus 7 has a little bit better display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a bit larger screen and a quite greater pixel density.
The OnePlus 7 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2018). They have 6 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a superior storage to store more games and applications than OnePlus 7, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The OnePlus 7 shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and a same size aperture, the OnePlus 7 also has a lot more megapixels back facing camera, faster 60 fps video frame rates and a lot bigger sensor providing a way better image quality.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit longer battery performance than OnePlus 7, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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