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Samsung Galaxy A Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 8.0Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed0.72 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory384 MB4 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9610Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size3.7 in6.4 in5.1 in5.8 in5.8 in
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px2340 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi408.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
noyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.7 in6.24 in5.61 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.36 in2.94 in2.74 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.49 in0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.52 oz5.86 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR5.0 LE4.25.05.0
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyesnoyes
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
NFC
N/A
yesyesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesnono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h
N/A
288.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h23.0 h27.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nonono
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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