Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Blackview LINK 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm	11.14 x 8.43 x 0.33 inches 282.98 x 214.2 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	25.04 oz / 710.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink	Grey, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body	12.7-inch, 81.46% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 90Hz, 300 nits
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	2176x1600px, 213 PPI

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)	MediaTek Helio G100 MT6789H (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 512	Mali G57 MC2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh, Li - Polymer	8400 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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	16 MP Aperture size: F2.2
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	Yes
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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 Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
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	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
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

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