Samsung Galaxy A22 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A22 5G or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A22 5G | Samsung Galaxy S9 |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) |
| Release date | 2021, June 03 | 2018, February |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 167.2 x 76.4 x 9 mm | 6.58 x 6.58 x 3.01 in | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in |
| Weight | 203 g | 7.16 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz |
| Body Build | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
| Colors | Gray, White, Mint, Violet | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion |
| Approximate price | 210 EUR | 490 EUR |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | TFT | Super AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 6.6" in | 5.8" in |
| Screen area | 105.2 cm2 | 84.8 cm2 |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.3% | 83.6% |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 2960 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 399 PPI | 570 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 90Hz | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Single |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1152p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| DxOMark Main Score | 89 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 99 | |
| DxOMark Video | 75 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | |
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, One UI Core 3.1 | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | - MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 301256 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 250147 | 284449 |
| Antutu 7 Total | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 712 | 510 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1779 | 1725 |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1199 | 1987 |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1226 | 1835 |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 586 | 469 |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1787 | 1957 |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
| 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.73 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 15W |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| Versions |
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
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