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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-29 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.40 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Diamond gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is better than TCL 10 5G UW's score of 73.5. Samsung Galaxy S9 is an older phone than TCL 10 5G UW, but Samsung managed to make it noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Galaxy S9 counts with a little faster CPU than TCL 10 5G UW, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy S9 counts with a little sharper screen than TCL 10 5G UW, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution. TCL 10 5G UW features a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
TCL 10 5G UW takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photos in low light environments and slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the TCL 10 5G UW also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The TCL 10 5G UW features a way better battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Galaxy S9 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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