Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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Release date 2018, October 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.2" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.1% 72.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Quad 13 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
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 77
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1095
GeekBench 5 Single Core 300 108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1336 400
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / UMTS / HSPA / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
UMTS 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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)    
SAR - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
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 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
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--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging

- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

- Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with du

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