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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 83.3 against 75.8. Although Galaxy S9 is newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's a bit thicker and just a bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a better amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a much better 1440 x 2960px resolution and a little bit bigger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy S9 has a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy S9 captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a much bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a battery lifetime that's very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy A5 (2017).
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