Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black,Deep blue and Red | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| 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 |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 is much better than Samsung Galaxy A20, having a score of 83.3 against 74.7. The Galaxy S9 design is a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy A20, but it is just a bit thicker and was released a bit more more than a year before. The Galaxy S9 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a lot better display than Galaxy A20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels amount per screen inch and a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a greater storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A20, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 400 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A20 features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S9 has a superior camera than Galaxy A20, because although it has a worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures, a lot larger camera aperture for better photos in low light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy A20, making it an easy choice.
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