Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Galaxy S9
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy J6 uses the Exynos 7870 (14 nm), the Galaxy S9 the Exynos 9810 (10 nm). The Galaxy J6's fastest core runs at 1.60 GHz, the Galaxy S9's at 2.70 GHz.
- 2Screen: 5.6 inches on the Galaxy J6, 11.6 inches on the Galaxy S9. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
- 3Main camera: 12.9 MP on the Galaxy J6, 12.2 MP on the Galaxy S9.
- 4Software: Android 10 on the Galaxy J6, Android 16 on the Galaxy S9 (newest seen).
The same on both: 4GB | 64GB versions and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Process
14 nm10 nm
CPU
8× 1.60 GHz Cortex-A534× 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
1.60 GHz2.70 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-T830Mali-G72
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR3LPDDR4X
Display
Size
5.6 in11.6 in
Resolution
720 × 14801440 × 2960
Pixel density
294 ppi285 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
HDR
—HDR10, HLG
Battery
Capacity
3,000 mAh3,000 mAh
Cameras
Back camera
12.9 MP4144 × 3106 · f/1.9 · 3.6 mm12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.5 · 4.3 mm · OIS
Front camera 1
8.1 MP3280 × 2458 · f/1.9 · 2.53 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Front camera 2
—5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
—No
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
NoYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 10Android 16
UI
—One UI 8.0
Released with
Android 8.0Android 8.0
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
7 sensors38 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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