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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a score of 85.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2018)'s 84.2 score. Although it's the best in this review, we must note that it is also a bit thicker and a little heavier. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a quite better display pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a processing unit that is just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy A7 (2018), both of them have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same sensor size, the same resolution back-facing camera and a F1.7 aperture, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), they have a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB and the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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