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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-06-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has an overall score of 85.2, which is much better than Galaxy J7 Max's score of 76.1. Even though Galaxy A9 (2018) is a little bit heavier than Galaxy J7 Max, it's a bit thinner and newer. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s processor is very similar to the processor in Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a greater amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a display that's very similar to the Galaxy J7 Max one, although the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a bit more pixels per screen inch, a bit bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2220. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a superior camera than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a way better video definition and a much more mega pixels camera. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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