Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Google Pixel 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Samsung
Announced January 2015 October 2017 February 2018
Status Available - January 2015 Available - October 2017 Coming Soon, March 2018
Price Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 61,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
(5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU - Adreno 540 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
RAM 512 MB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.80% 67.74% 84.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 12.2 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1850 mAh 2700 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) - -