Apple iPod Touch (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 11, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches 123.4 x 58.6 x 6.1 mm	6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
3.10 oz / 88.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink, Blue, Red	Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.95% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 512
Memory
2GB/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
AirDrop	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$199

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$299

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