Samsung Galaxy S9 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy S9 Active

Samsung Galaxy S9 Active

Announced On:April, 2018

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Announced On:October, 2018

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy S9 Active	Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Price
EUR: N/A	EUR: €550
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
-	162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight
-	183 g (6.46 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple	Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Models
SM-G893, SMG-889	SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X

Type
Display
Super AMOLED, HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display	Super AMOLED
Size
5.8 inches, 85.4 cm²	6.3 inches, 100.2 cm² (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE (unspecified)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM	64GB ROM, 6GB RAM 64GB ROM, 8GB RAM 128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 128GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS	Primary: 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF Secondary: 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom Third: 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Forth: 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video: 1440p@30fps	24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm Features: HDR Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265	MP4/WMV/H.265
Radio
FM radio	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)	Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Upgradable
	Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 512
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers 32-bit/384kHz audio	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
	AnTuTu: 140500 (v7) GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (PMA) (market dependent)	18W wired

Features
Additional Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	ANT+ Samsung Pay

SAR EU
Misc
	0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)

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