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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-03-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Galaxy S9's design is newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's a bit thicker and just a little heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bit larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a higher count of pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy S9 has a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A5 (2017) both feature quite similar batteries duration.
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