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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| -- | 2018-11-15 |
| -- | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.46 ounces |
| -- | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A34's 82.9 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A34 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Galaxy A34 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little more pixels per inch of display, a quite larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A34, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back facing camera and a way smaller camera sensor capturing much worse quality videos and images, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A34, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A34 features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32 percent greater battery size.
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