Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A22

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2018 September 2018 June 2021
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Available Coming Soon - June 2021
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black, blue, gold, pink Black, White, Mint, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm
(6.27 x 2.9 x 0.33 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS LTE
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.34 W/kg (head)
1.43 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11,
User Interface Samsung Experience - One UI Core 3.1
Processor 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
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Mali-G71 Mali-G52 2EEMC2
RAM 4 GB 4/6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) Unspecified

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) HD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.8 inches 6.0 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (274 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 74.61% 84.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) Unspecified
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -