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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.46 ounces |
| -- | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, getting a score of 85.2 against 80.9. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a lot better display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels quantity in each inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has 3 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
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