Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-19 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 151.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is better than Samsung Galaxy A10, having a global score of 83.3 against 72.3. The Galaxy S9 is an older and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A10, but Samsung was able to make it just a bit lighter anyway. The Galaxy S9 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy A10, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a way higher count of pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A10, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A10, because although it has a SD extension slot that allows 112 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S9 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A10, because although it has a back camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot bigger aperture.
The Galaxy A10 features just a little better battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S9 costs a little more than the Galaxy A10, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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