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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 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 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has an overall score of 85.2, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is a little bit thinner but just a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and both were released only a few months apart.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px, a greater screen pixels density and a quite larger screen.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution, a much better 24 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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