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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.56 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) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a score of 83.3 against 75.8. Although Galaxy S9 is just a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), it's lighter and newer. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bigger screen, a lot higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a greater pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot larger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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