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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| -- | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 + 13.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 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, Dual 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a general score of 85.2, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2's general score of 75.3. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a just a little bit heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, but both of them have the same thickness. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little sharper display than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a just a bit worse number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite larger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a higher amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a bigger sensor which offers a better photo and video quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit longer battery life than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity.
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