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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2016-01-01 | -- |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Blue, Brown and Green |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy M33 is much better than the Galaxy A9 (2016), with a general score of 86.3 against 74.9. The Galaxy M33 design is way thicker but just a little lighter than the Galaxy A9 (2016). The Galaxy M33 has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little bigger screen, a little higher pixels density and a quite better 1080 x 2408 resolution.
Galaxy M33 has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M33 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy A9 (2016) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M33, although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking pictures and/or video in low light environments and a back facing camera with a much worse resolution.
The Galaxy M33 has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M33 counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 25% greater battery size.
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