Samsung Galaxy A9 2018 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro

399 USD

399 USD

Discontinued

Available

Samsung Mobile

Tecno Mobiles

Galaxy A9 - 2018

Tecno Pova 8 Pro

2018, October 31

2026, August 15

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ,HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

LTE

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

SA/NSA

162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)

162.5 x 77.3 x 7.4 mm (6.40 x 3.04 x 0.29 in)

183 g (6.46 oz)

189 g (6.67 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Matrix display (on the back)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink

Arc White, Graphite Black, Tundra Green, Tonino Lamborghini Black

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR, 2592Hz PWM, 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)

6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio)

6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)

1208 x 2644 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 16, HIOS 16

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

Mediatek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate (4 nm)

Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Adreno 512

Mali-G615 MC2

6GB/8GB

8GB/12GB

64GB/128GB , eMMC 5.1

256GB/512GB

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom

8 MP (ultrawide)

8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)

LED flash, panorama, HDR

LED flash

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Yes

24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm

13 MP (wide)

HDR

1080p@30fps

Yes

Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable

6500 mAh

Fast charging 18W

45W wired, 50% in 27 min, 100% in 60 min 10W reverse wired Bypass charging

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ,ANT+

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Yes

Yes

FM radio

2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance AnTuTu: 140500 (v7) GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight)

Photo / Video

Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB

Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB

Endurance rating 88h