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

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video sharing
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	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

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$199

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$299

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