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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-04-02 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
OnePlus 9 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 76 score against 75.8. OnePlus 9 is a a lot newer phone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The OnePlus 9 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower pixels count in each screen inch, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2400px resolution.
The OnePlus 9 counts with a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. OnePlus 9 has a bit better processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the OnePlus 9 also has more RAM memory.
OnePlus 9 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video, a lot better video definition and a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera. OnePlus 9 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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