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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-03-16 | 2016-07-12 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 15.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| 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 | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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 S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe's 77.5 score. The Galaxy S9 is a newer and a little lighter phone than the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe, but it's also just a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a sharper display than Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe, because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit bigger display and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S9, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds 272 GB smaller, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a little better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy S9 and the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe feature very similar battery performance. Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe has a camera that's very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S9 one, because although the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, a tinier sensor shooting lower quality videos and photographs and a lot tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same video definition, it also counts with a back camera with way more mega-pixels.
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