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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 general score of 85.2, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G's overall score of 76.2. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, but it's a little bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy A16 5G has a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features improved battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32 percent bigger battery capacity. Galaxy A9 (2018) captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a much lower 24 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture.
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