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HTC First Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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11
3.5 out of 5
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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User rating
51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
3 %
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 2.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz0.72 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreSingle-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB384 MB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in3.7 in5.8 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px1440 x 2960 px
Pixel density342.0 ppi252.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.9 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB400GB
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height4.96 in4.7 in5.81 in
Width2.56 in2.36 in2.7 in
Depth0.35 in0.49 in0.33 in
Weight4.37 oz4.52 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.1 EDR5.0
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
Dual sim support
N/A
N/A
yes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGPSGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time432.0 h460.0 h326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h13.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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