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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-11-15 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy M20's 78.9 score. Although the Galaxy A9 (2018) and Galaxy M20 were only released 3 months apart, the Galaxy A9 (2018) is somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little faster processor than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and the Samsung Galaxy M20 have extremely similar screens, and although the Samsung Galaxy M20 has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a just a little higher number of pixels per screen inch, they both have a same size screen. The Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M20, because it has a larger camera aperture for better low light images and videos, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot better 24 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger camera sensor.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy M20 features superior battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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