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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a bit better than Galaxy M20, getting a score of 85.2 against 78.9. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a somewhat thinner and a little lighter cellphone than the Galaxy M20, even though both were released only a couple of months apart. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a display that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy M20 one, and although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a just a little inferior pixels quantity per display inch and a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution, they both have a same size display.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more internal memory.
Galaxy M20 counts with greater battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% larger battery size. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a lot better (4K) video quality, a bigger aperture for better low light photos and videos, a bigger camera sensor and a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
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