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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-11-15 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.28 |
| 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) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), getting a overall score of 85.2 against 84.2. Despite being the best phone in this comparison review, we must tell that it is also a little heavier and a little thicker. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a CPU that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) one, both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2220, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a just a bit greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same resolution camera, a F1.7 aperture and a same size camera sensor, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a much better video definition.
Galaxy A7 (2018)'s memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Galaxy A9 (2018)'s one, both have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and equal internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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