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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-11-15 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, having an 85.2 score against 79.3. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is extremely newer, but a bit heavier and just a bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display pixel density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a larger camera aperture and a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
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