Product
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Apple iPhone 16e
Apple iPhone 16e
Battery
Charging 18W wired Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4005 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) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 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) 167 g (5.89 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, NavIC
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 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) 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Launch
Announced 2018, October. Released 2018, November 2025, February 19
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, February 28
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
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) -
Single - 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Black, White
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     1.48 W/kg (head)     1.49 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
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 A18 (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
GPU Adreno 512 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
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, HDR
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 11:53h
Display - 799 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 1401105 (v10) GeekBench: 8224 (v6) 3DMark: 2850 (Wild Life Extreme)