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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-08-27 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.18 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 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 | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A10s, with an 83.3 score against 73.8. Galaxy S9 is an older and just a little bit thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy A10s, but Samsung was able to build it a little bit lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A10s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per display inch and a much higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A10s, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 112 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A10s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A10s features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S9 takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A10s, because although it has a less megapixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light environments and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an easy decision.
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