Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy A02s Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
83.68 %	81.80 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 8x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 506
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	3GB
Internal storage
64GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 20.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer
Other
NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U	Date approved: Feb 07, 2021 FCC ID value: ZCASMA025U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 840
In The Box
	Power brick, USB Cable, Headphones, Sim Card extractor tool

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg

with 64GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 940

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 890

Links

Full specifications
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