Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A41 Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
7.5
Samsung Galaxy A41
Samsung Galaxy S9 Samsung Galaxy A41
Released · Mar 16, 2018
Released · May 15, 2020
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches
149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 5.36 oz (152.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
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 Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red

Display

Size
5.8-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
84.36 % 85.82 %
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) MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 630 Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
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 3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Fast charging
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Browsing
Untested
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Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Browsing
Untested
Video
8h 53min
Gaming
7h 32min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
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(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, 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: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 720

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018 Apr 08, 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: 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
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
MSRP $ 820
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
MSRP $ 770
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