Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 February 2018 October 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon, March 2018 Available
Price Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Various Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 189 g (6.67 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging 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
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 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 (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 512
RAM 3 GB 6 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.79% 83.59% 80.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual12 MP + 12 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported 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 present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3600 mAh 3500 mAh 3800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -