Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Price Comparison (India)

Rs. 30,999

Rs. 18,990

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
October 2018	September 2018
Status
Available	Available
Price
Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink	Black, blue, gold, pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)	159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
SAR EU
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)	0.34 W/kg (head) 1.43 W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay	Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)	1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
80.45%	74.61%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 512 [Similar]	Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM
6/8 GB [Browse Similar]	4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Rear Camera
24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor Panorama, HDR	24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM	128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC