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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 160.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, getting a global score of 83.3 against 65.5. Galaxy S9 is a just a little bit thinner but a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. Galaxy S9 features a brighter screen than Galaxy Grand Prime, because it has a bigger screen, a way higher display pixel density and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy S9 counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy Grand Prime, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with more processing cores and more RAM memory. The Galaxy S9 has a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Grand Prime, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy S9 captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Grand Prime, because it has a much better video quality and a back facing camera with much more mega pixels. The Galaxy S9 features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Grand Prime, because it has a 15% more battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bit cheaper.
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