Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy S9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| December 2015 | February 2018 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - January 2016 | Coming Soon, March 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in) |
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 200 g (7.05 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| 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 |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.0 inches [Similar] | 5.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 75.93% | 84.00% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| User Interface | |
| - | Samsung Experience |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar] |
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 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 510 [Similar] | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | 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 | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |