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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| -- | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 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/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2's 75.3 overall score. Galaxy S9 is a a little thicker but a little lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2. Galaxy S9 features a brighter screen than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a little bigger screen, a much higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better pixel number in each display inch.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 400 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy J7 Prime 2 features a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy S9 captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a way bigger aperture and a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
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