Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A01 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Dec 17, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$720	$100

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm	5.81 x 2.79 x 0.33 inches 147.5 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	5.33 oz / 151.0 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	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 78.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.45​GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 7.8W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
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, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
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	2, 4, 5, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	2, 4, 5
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U	Date approved: Feb 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA015A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg	Head: 0.61 W/kg Body: 0.61 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 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: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 13
WLAN	a,b,g,n
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T4
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA015V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.63 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
Prices (MSRP)	$150

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)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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