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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-07 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| -- | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than the Galaxy M53 5G, having an 85.2 score against 76.7. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a noticeably older, a bit heavier and a little bit thicker cellphone than Galaxy M53 5G. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much better performing processor than Galaxy M53 5G. Both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little sharper display than Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, a just a bit inferior number of pixels per inch of display and a quite smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G and the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) have really similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a lot lower 24 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M53 5G counts with greater battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% more battery capacity.
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