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Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9+
4.0
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Released · Mar 16, 2018
Released · Nov 15, 2018
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
6.3-inch · 2220x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
6GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
3800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018 Oct 11, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$840

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm 		6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g) 6.46 oz (183.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 512
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
6GB/256GB 		6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad 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 		24 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
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 		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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps) 		24 MP
Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD 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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U 		Date approved: Oct 18, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F
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: 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

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
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $940
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $890
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