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Samsung Galaxy S9+

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Released in March 2018. Features 6.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,960 pixels and 529 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 9810 with up to 6 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 3,500 mAh battery.

Released in November 2018. Features 6.3 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 393 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 with up to 8 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,800 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much better quality screen (26%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Thinner (9%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • Better battery capacity (8%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S9+ Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date March 2018 November 2018
Operating System Experience UI (Android 8.0) Experience UI (Android 8.0)
Dimensions
Size 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in		 162.5 x 77.0 x 7.8 mm
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in
Weight 189 g
6.67 oz		 183 g
6.46 oz
Screen
Size 6.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,960 pixels 1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI 529 393
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear Dual camera
12 MP f/1.5 Wide
12 MP f/2.4 Telephoto		 Quad camera
24 MP f/1.7 Wide
8 MP f/2.4 Ultra Wide
10 MP f/2.4 Telephoto
5 MP f/2.2 Depth
Front Dual camera
8 MP f/1.7 Wide
2 MP Iris		 24 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 6 GB 6 GB
8 GB
Fixed 64 GB
128 GB
256 GB		 64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 9810
Octa-core processor
10 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55		 4x 2.20 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
4x 1.80 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 Adreno 512
Battery
Capacity 3,500 mAh 3,800 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9+ Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

6.2"
189 g
6.67 oz

6.3"
183 g
6.46 oz