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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), with an 83.3 score against 71.8. Despite being the best cellphone in our current comparison, we must tell that it is also a just a little heavier and a little bit thicker cellphone. The Galaxy S9 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a much greater display pixel density, a little bigger screen and a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy S9 features a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) have very similar batteries performance. Samsung Galaxy S9 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a way better video resolution.
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