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| Global Score | |
| 66 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-06-18 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold and 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 |
| $ 159.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 7.65 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.62 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a lot better than Galaxy J5, having a score of 83.3 against 66. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body is newer than the Galaxy J5's, but it's a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy S9 has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy J5, because it has a lot greater pixels count per inch of display, a way better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a bigger display.
Galaxy S9 has a very superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy J5, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and 2,5 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S9 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5, because although it has a lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot bigger aperture for better low-light images and videos.
The Galaxy S9 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy J5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds up to 400 GB. Galaxy S9 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy J5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S9 is also the cheapest one, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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