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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 74.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2016-01-01 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 966.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.75 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is much better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), getting a global score of 98.1 against 74.9. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra's construction is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, although it's heavier and thicker. Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a quite bigger display and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has greater battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and videos.
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