Product
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Battery
Charging 18W wired Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2227 mAh (8.57 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
  - IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ceramic Shield glass
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Launch
Announced 2018, October. Released 2018, November 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, November 13
Main Camera
Dual - 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Quad 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB -
Performance AnTuTu: 140500 (v7) GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Adreno 512 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 69h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - 627 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 589616 (v8) GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)