| Product |
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
|
Apple iPhone 15
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
18W wired |
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
4.5W reverse wired |
| Type |
Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable |
Li-Ion 3349 mAh |
| 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) |
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) |
| Weight |
183 g (6.46 oz) |
171 g (6.03 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 |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Radio |
FM radio |
No |
| USB |
USB Type-C 2.0 |
USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort |
| 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) |
1179 x 2556 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Super AMOLED |
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 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 (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2018, October. Released 2018, November |
2023, September 12 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2023, September 22 |
| Main Camera |
| Dual |
- |
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm |
| 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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
No |
| Internal |
64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM |
| |
eMMC 5.1 |
NVMe |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink |
Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink |
| Models |
SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X |
A3090, A2846, A3089, A3092, iPhone15,4 |
| SAR |
0.27 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body) |
1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU |
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |
0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3090 |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3090 |
| 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, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3092 |
| 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 A16 Bionic (4 nm) |
| CPU |
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) |
Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) |
| GPU |
Adreno 512 |
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) |
| OS |
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI |
iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.5 |
| Selfie camera |
| Features |
HDR |
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR |
| Single |
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm |
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Tests |
| Battery (new) |
- |
Active use score 13:20h |
| Battery (old) |
- |
Endurance rating 98h |
| Camera |
- |
Photo / Video |
| Display |
- |
1643 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker |
- |
-26.2 LUFS (Good) |
| Performance |
- |
AnTuTu: 1354651 (v10)
GeekBench: 6526 (v6)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
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