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Samsung Galaxy A Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Hardware

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

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.8 in5.8 in
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height4.7 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.36 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.49 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.52 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR5.05.0
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
noyes
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • 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
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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