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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, with an 85.2 score against 77.8. Although the Galaxy A9 (2018) is heavier than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, it's thinner and also a lot newer. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing less light and washed colors, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a way bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and video and a back camera with a lot better 24 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior storage for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3800mAh battery size.
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