Product
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Google Pixel 8a
Google Pixel 8a
Battery
Charging 18W wired 18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4492 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
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 3.2
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~430 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~81.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 2000 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, October. Released 2018, November 2024, May 07
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2024, May 14
Main Camera
Dual - 64 MP (16 MP eff.), f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
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@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS
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
  eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X GKV4X, G6GPR, G8HHN, G576D
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International)
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International)
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, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA)
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) Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 512 Immortalis-G715s MC10
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR, panorama
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 11:25h
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 83h
Display - 1508 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -26.5 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 1193520 (v10) GeekBench: 4384 (v6) 3DMark: 2427 (Wild Life Extreme)