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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and Gold |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 81 score against 75.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) were released only a few months apart, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro construction is heavier but also thinner. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy C9 Pro features a camera that is very similar to the Galaxy A5 (2017) one, they have a same size aperture, the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and a 16 mega pixels back camera.
Galaxy C9 Pro has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB, the Galaxy C9 Pro also has more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has greater battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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