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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-03-16 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.04 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) | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy C5's score of 76.4. The Galaxy S9 body is newer, but much thicker and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy C5. The Galaxy S9 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy C5. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a more vivid display than Galaxy C5, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per display inch. Galaxy S9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy C5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a much bigger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low-light environments and a lot better video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a SD card slot that holds up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy C5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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