HTC First vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  First:

  LCD

  Galaxy A9 (2018):

  OLED

• Weight

  First: 59.1 g lighter

  First:

  123.9 g

  Galaxy A9 (2018):

  183 g

• Width

  First: 12 mm narrower

  First:

  65 mm

  Galaxy A9 (2018):

  77 mm

• Screen diagonal

  First: 2 in smaller diagonal

  First:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy A9 (2018):

  6.3 in

• Chipset

  First:

  Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  Galaxy A9 (2018):

  Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  First:

  Single

  Galaxy A9 (2018):

  Quad

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. First

   Height:

   126 mm

   Width:

   65 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +1.1 mm versus Galaxy A9 (2018)

2. 2. Galaxy A9 (2018)

   Height:

   162.5 mm +36.5 mm versus First

   Width:

   77 mm +12 mm versus First

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. First

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A9 (2018)

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.7 cm²

Galaxy A9 (2018) has approximately 97.6% more rectangular screen area than First.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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