Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Apple iPhone 6

Samsung Galaxy A9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced Expected Announcement - November 2015 September 2014
Status Rumored - December 2015 Available - September 2014
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight - 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE - all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 510 [Similar] PowerVR GX6450 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 1810 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h