Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Apple iPhone XR Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) or Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Apple iPhone XR
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Release date 2018, October 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 194 g | 6.84 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Battery 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.1" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.1% 79.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 828 x 1792 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 88 101
DxOMark Photo 93 103
DxOMark Video 77 96
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 512 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676475
Antutu 10 CPU 191136
Antutu 10 GPU 175470
Antutu 10 Mem 133543
Antutu 10 UX 191136
Antutu 8 Total 414479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 317 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1095 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 300 1108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1336 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
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- Fast battery charging

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

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