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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green | 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 |
| $ 230.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A16 5G's global score of 76.2. Galaxy S9's body is just a bit thicker but lighter than Galaxy A16 5G. The Galaxy S9 counts with a very superior processor than Galaxy A16 5G. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy S9 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A16 5G features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S9 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a back camera with much less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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