Samsung Galaxy S20 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G

Samsung Galaxy S20 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G or Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
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Release date 2020, February 11 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.72 in 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in
Weight 163 g | 5.75 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.3" in
Screen area 93.8 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.5% 80.1%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3200 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 563 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10+
-Always-on display
-120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 24 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
-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
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 77
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
- Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
- Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
- Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 512
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 622990
Antutu 8 Total 503328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1095
GeekBench 5 Single Core 787 300
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3038 1336

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-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), 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(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G981U
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), - SM-G981U
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 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, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body)
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 (USA & Canada only) FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
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-Dolby Atmos sound
-Tuned by AKG
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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

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