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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-06-20 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy J7 Max's 76.1 general score. Although the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy J7 Max were only released 9 months apart, Galaxy S9's body is a little bit lighter but just a bit thicker than Galaxy J7 Max. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a higher pixel quantity per inch in the screen, a much better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a bit bigger display.
Galaxy S9 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max. Both have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max counts with just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S9 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a worse 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images.
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