Samsung SGH-A437 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$720

Design

Dimensions
3.74 x 1.89 x 0.63 inches 95 x 48 x 16 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
2.86 oz / 81.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
160x128px	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
96 x96 px

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
	Adreno 630
Memory
0.003GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
900 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
0.3 MP VGA	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
	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
Front
	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

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Multimedia

Headphones
	3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	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, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 26, 2007 FCC ID value: A3LSGHA437	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.77 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 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: 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
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770