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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-03-16 | -- |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, with a overall score of 83.3 against 76.2. The Galaxy S9 body is lighter but a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Galaxy A16 5G. Both have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S9 features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher number of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A16 5G has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S9, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A16 5G has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 67 percent more battery size. The Galaxy S9 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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