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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a general score of 85.2, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J6's global score of 73.7. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body is heavier but just a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy J6, and they were only released 6 months apart. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little faster CPU than Galaxy J6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy J6, because it has a quite bigger display, a better pixel count in each display inch and a lot better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J6, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J6, because it has a back facing camera with lot more MP, a way better (4K) video quality, a larger aperture to take better low light images and a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality photos and videos.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J6, because it has a 3800mAh battery size.
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