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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 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 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 83.3 score against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy S9's construction is newer and lighter than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it is also just a little thicker. The Galaxy S9 has a brighter display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has more pixels per inch in the display, a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a little bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has 1 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera in the back with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a way bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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