Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2018	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $489

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1510 (Good)
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 512	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3487
3D Mark High
Untested	930
3D Mark Low
Untested	916

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Battery

Type
3800 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" 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	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
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	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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