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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20's global score of 78.9. Although the Samsung Galaxy S9 is older than Samsung Galaxy M20, it's construction is just a bit thinner and lighter. The Galaxy S9 has a little faster processor than Galaxy M20. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a higher pixel number per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a way bigger camera aperture for better low light captures and video, a bigger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a way better battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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