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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A12, having an 85.2 score against 80.3. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A9 (2018) is much older than Samsung Galaxy A12, it's design is lighter and thinner. Galaxy A9 (2018) and Galaxy A12 feature very similar processors, and although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher 1080 x 2220px resolution. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a lot lower 24 MP resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and a way better video quality.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy A12 has better battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% more battery size.
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