Samsung Galaxy C7 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 26, 2016	Oct 11, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches 156.6 x 77.2 x 6.8 mm	6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 512
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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, Stereo, RDS	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	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

Memory	32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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