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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S7, with a global score of 85.2 against 79.5. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy S7, but it's heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a greater pixels amount per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy S7, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of 2.2 gigahertz cores. The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same video frame rate, a F1.7 camera aperture and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a camera with lot more MP.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater battery performance than Galaxy S7, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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