Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-07 | 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 |
| $ 240.00 | $ 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 |
| -- | 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) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 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 4.2 | 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 Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than Galaxy J7 V (2018)'s 71.9 overall score. Galaxy S9 is a a bit lighter and just a little thinner device than Galaxy J7 V (2018), even though both were released with only 3 months difference. Galaxy S9 counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy J7 V (2018), because it has a lot greater pixel number per display inch, a lot better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a bit larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 V (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 V (2018), and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has 64 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy S9 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 V (2018), because although it has a camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality. Samsung Galaxy J7 V (2018) features a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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