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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-16 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A70's general score of 76.9. The Galaxy S9 is an older and just a little bit thicker cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A70, but Samsung managed to make it lighter anyway. The Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a sharper display than Galaxy A70, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960. Samsung Galaxy S9 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A70, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a bigger camera aperture, faster video frame rates and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy A70 has a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S9, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A70 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 50 percent greater battery size.
The Galaxy S9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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