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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-15 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.33 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 score of 85.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A41's overall score of 81.7. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A41, but it's heavier. Galaxy A41 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little greater pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A41, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A41, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 3500mAh. Galaxy A41 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking images and/or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A41 also counts with a lot better resolution camera in the back and a lot bigger sensor which offers a much higher photo and video quality.
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