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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a general score of 85.2, which is much better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 overall score. The Galaxy A9 (2018) construction is newer and thinner than the Galaxy S5 Active's, but it is a little bit heavier. Galaxy S5 Active has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little better number of pixels in each inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a way bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a way more mega pixels camera.
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