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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-11-15 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.45 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a bit better than Galaxy A9 (2018), with a 90.6 score against 85.2. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a notably newer and somewhat thinner device than the Galaxy A9 (2018), but it's also a lot heavier. Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a display that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s screen, because although the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a quite worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a better resolution of 1768 x 2208px and a bigger screen.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a bit better processor than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a much more megapixels back camera and a way bigger camera aperture to take better low-light images and video. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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