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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass; metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s 79.3 score. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a way newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, although it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy S6 edge+ features a sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a greater pixels density.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a little better processing power than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking worse quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a lot better resolution camera and a larger camera aperture.
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