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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than Galaxy S9, with a general score of 84.2 against 83.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Galaxy S9 were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is a little bit thinner but just a bit heavier. Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy S9 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy S9, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S9 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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