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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-02 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.42 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 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 |
| $ 166.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| 27.00mm 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano 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 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is much better than the Galaxy A11, getting an 83.3 score against 73.3. Galaxy S9 is an extremely older and a little thicker phone than Galaxy A11, but Samsung managed to make it just a little lighter anyway. Galaxy S9 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A11, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy S9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy A11, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Galaxy S9 has a much better camera than Galaxy A11, because although it has a lower 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A11, because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 112 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A11 has greater battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
Galaxy S9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Galaxy A11, making this phone an easy choice.
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