Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs LG Phoenix 4 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$70

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm	5.85 x 2.9 x 0.34 inches 148.6 x 73.7 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink	Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 62.97% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 308
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh, Li - Polymer	2500 mAh, 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)
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) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs LG Phoenix 4 Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	2, 4, 5, 12
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F	Date approved: Jun 01, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX210APM
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	Head: 0.81 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes