Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs A55 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9810) that was released on February 25, 2018, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 6 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 36% higher pixel density (531 vs 390 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 10W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 24 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1021K versus 540K)
- Shows 59% longer battery life (26:41 vs 16:44 hours)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3500 mAh
- Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (1018 against 633 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 10
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1480
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 531 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 631 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | 215 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 7 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A55 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S9 Plus
6.2″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.1 mm (6.22 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 73.8 mm (2.91 inches) | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Red, Purple | White, Blue, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G72MP18 | Xclipse 530 |
| GPU shading units | 216 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 572 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~247.1 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4338 | 4101 |
| Single-core score | 772 | 1137 |
| Multi-core score | 2229 | 3437 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 231778 | 348485 |
| GPU | 92936 | 226076 |
| Memory | 117962 | 182794 |
| UX | 97635 | 264381 |
| Total score | 540311 | 1021736 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 459 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 982 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5779 | 11788 |
| Video editing | 5456 | 7255 |
| Photo editing | 9308 | 23283 |
| Data manipulation | 5607 | 10941 |
| Writing score | 6203 | 17673 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-10 -> skaele | AnTuTu | 635840 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 (AGZL) | AnTuTu | 669835 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 -> W1lkyy | AnTuTu | 614260 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 -> TranHongPhuc | GeekBench GPU | 4338 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 -> TranHongPhuc | GeekBench CPU | 686 / 1855 |
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu | 965699 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Brice) | GeekBench CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu | 1057022 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ) | AnTuTu | 1021736 |
| 📘 2026-06-24 (Mohammed salik) | AnTuTu | 1012384 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 400 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 2.5 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 13.9 GB | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:05 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Watching video | 10:25 hr | 17:52 hr |
| Gaming | 04:17 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#115th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L3 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 52 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 45 |
| Preview | - | 54 |
| Zoom | - | 75 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3H1 | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2018 | March 2024 |
| Release date | March 2018 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $840 | $439 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.294 W/kg | 0.68 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | 1.04 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
- The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
- SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 48