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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Galaxy A14

44 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S9
VS
38 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A14
Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy A14

Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S9 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9810) that was released on February 25, 2018, against the Samsung Galaxy A14, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 5 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S9
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 83% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (611K versus 334K)
  • 42% higher pixel density (568 vs 400 PPI)
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (654 against 437 nits)
  • Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 10W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 9.3 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3000 mAh
  • Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
  • Shows 36% longer battery life (20:40 vs 15:09 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 10
  • The phone is 5 years and 1 month newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A14 crucial features
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)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
45.2
(Average)
Value Index
51.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S9
vs
Galaxy A14

Display

Type Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Size 5.8 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels 1080 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.5:9 20:9
PPI 568 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 658 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1% 80.4%
Display features - Always-On Display -
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.3%
PWM 240 Hz 343500 Hz
Response time 7 ms 26 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 989:1
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A14
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S9
5.8″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 13.2 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S9 +50%
654 nits
Galaxy A14
437 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 147.7 mm (5.81 inches) 167.7 mm (6.6 inches)
Width 68.7 mm (2.7 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple Black, Silver, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S9 +5%
84.1%
Galaxy A14
80.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy A14
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 MediaTek Helio G80
Max clock 2900 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache - 1 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G72MP18 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 216 48
GPU clock 572 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~247.1 GFLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy A14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S9 +86%
769
Galaxy A14
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S9 +47%
2000
Galaxy A14
1364
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S9 +345%
4798
Galaxy A14
1077
Compute Score (GPU) 4798 1077
Single-core score 769 413
Multi-core score 2000 1364
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S9 +83%
611930
Galaxy A14
334947
CPU 242718 131446
GPU 92154 25675
Memory 121349 76235
UX 155709 101591
Total score 611930 334947
Samples [16 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 180
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S9
6353
Galaxy A14
6355
Web score 5601 5734
Video editing 5488 4036
Photo editing 9525 9919
Data manipulation 5650 5749
Writing score 6250 7939
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (s9)AnTuTu 12744869
📘 2026-07-06 -> leguskAnTuTu 11653076
📘 2026-07-04 -> Otchem1488AnTuTu 11617656
📘 2026-06-15 (Dib)AnTuTu 11539997
📘 2026-06-03 (Zolw)AnTuTu 11670558
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Samsung Galaxy A14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028
📘 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu 11334947
📘 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11261998
📘 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa)AnTuTu 11341488
📘 2025-11-20 (.)CPU Throttle93%
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1794 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI 2.5 One UI Core 5.0
OS size 14 GB 17.3 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W) No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes (27% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:35 hr 2:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:32 hr 08:50 hr
Watching video 09:42 hr 12:50 hr
Gaming 03:45 hr 05:38 hr
Standby 75 hr 92 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S9
15:09 hr
Galaxy A14 +36%
20:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 - 2.4 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung SAK2L3 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/1.7 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3H1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1440p at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
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 Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S9
86 dB
Galaxy A14 +5%
90.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Budget
Announced February 2018 February 2023
Release date March 2018 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $720 $169
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) 0.362 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.18 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*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 S9 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
43 (86%)
7 (14%)
Total votes: 50

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