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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-07 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 |
| 2 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 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 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) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than the Galaxy J7 V (2018), getting an 85.2 score against 71.9. Although the Galaxy A9 (2018) and Galaxy J7 V (2018) were released only a couple months apart, the Galaxy A9 (2018) body is just a little bit heavier but just a little thinner than Galaxy J7 V (2018). The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 V (2018), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 4 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much better looking screen than Galaxy J7 V (2018), because it has a little bit bigger display, a much better resolution of 1080 x 2220px and more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features much more memory for apps and games than Galaxy J7 V (2018), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much better camera than Galaxy J7 V (2018), and although they both have the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a way higher resolution camera and a way better video quality. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 V (2018), because it has a 15 percent larger battery size.
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