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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 |
| 2 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 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than Galaxy J7 Refine's global score of 72.7. Samsung Galaxy S9 is a just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter phone than Galaxy J7 Refine, even when both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Samsung Galaxy S9 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S9 features a much sharper screen than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a little bigger display, a way better display pixels density and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Galaxy S9 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB, the Galaxy S9 also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality, a larger camera aperture for better photography in low light situations and a larger sensor capturing higher quality photos and videos.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine features a little longer battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 3300mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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