10 best Samsung phones in 2019

10 best Samsung phones in 2019

Samsung is considered one of the big boys when it comes to phones. Samsung phones have always been a favourite for many. The best thing about these smartphones is that they keep getting better with each passing year. With that said, which is the best Samsung phone of 2019? 

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2019 has been a good year for Samsung as they were able to manufacture very high profile phones, but are those the best Samsung smartphones to buy in 2019? Samsung specifications and features change with each phone they release as their aim is to always better their products. Highlighted below are the ten best Samsung phones to buy in 2019, the advantages they hold, and some of their specifications.

10. Samsung Galaxy A9

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Advantages

  1. It has an excellent pixel density, and hence its display offers high-resolution viewing.
  2. It comes with either 6 or 8 GB of RAM. This helps prevent the phone from lagging as it has a good RAM to internal memory ratio
  3. The no lagging feature is also achieved through the help of its powerful Qualcomm SDM660  Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) processor

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Features

Here are some of its features:

Body

  • Dimensions: 162.5 X 77 X 7.8mm (6.40X3.03X0.31in) 
  • Weight: 183g (6.46 oz)
  • SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 6.3 inches, 100.2cm2 (-80.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 8.0 (Pie); upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) 
  • Chipset: Qualcomm SDM660  Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core (4X2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4X1.8 GHz Kyro 260 ) 
  • GPU: Adreno 512

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
  • Internal: 64/128GB and 6/8 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Quad camera
  1. 24MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), ½.8”, 0.9um, PDAF
  2. 10MP, f2/4, 52mm (telephoto), ⅓.9, 1.0um, 2X optical zoom
  3. 8MP, f2/4, 12mm (ultrawide), ¼.0”, 1.12um
  4. 5MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), ⅕.0”, 1.12um, depth sensor
  • Secondary camera: 24MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), ½.8”, 0.9um

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink

9. Samsung Galaxy A80

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Advantages

  1. It comes with the latest Android operating system, hence you will not miss out on any features that come with the new version of Android.
  2. It has a very fast processor. This helps one to to multitask with the phone as well as prevent the phone from lagging.
  3. The phone comes with a triple primary camera. This ensures it takes photos and videos of very high quality.

Specifications

Here are some of its specifications:

Body

  • Dimensions: 165.2 X 76.5 X 9.3mm (6.50X3.01X0.37in) 
  • Weight: 220g (7.76 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 6.7 inches, 108.4cm2 (-85.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI, 
  • Chipset: Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core (2X2.0 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6X1.8 GHz Kyro 470 Silver) 
  • GPU: Adreno 618

Memory

  • Card Slot: No
  • Internal: 128GB and 8 GB RAM

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Camera

  • Primary camera: Triple camera
  1. 48MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), ½”, 0.8um, PDAF
  2. 8MP, f2/2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12um
  3. TOF 3D camera, f/1.2, 30mm
  • Secondary camera: Motorized pop-up rotating primary camera module

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Po 3700 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Angel Gold, Phantom Black, Ghost White

8.  Samsung Galaxy A70 

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Pros

  1. It is a very attractive phone. This is achieved through its spectacular build and design.
  2. It has a fast-charging feature.
  3. It comes with an internal memory of 128GB. This is sufficient for the user to store all they need to.

Features

Here are some of its features:

Body

  • Dimensions: 164.3 X 76.7 X 7.9mm (6.47X3.02X0.31in) 
  • Weight: 183g (6.46 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 6.7 inches, 108.4cm2 (-86.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI, 
  • Chipset: Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core (2X2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6X1.7 GHz Kyro 460 Silver) 
  • GPU: Adreno 612

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Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
  • Internal: 128GB and 6/8 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Triple camera
  1. 32MP, f/1.7, PDAF
  2. 8MP, f2/2, 12mm (ultrawide)
  3. 5MP, f2/2, depth sensor 
  • Secondary camera: 32MP, f/2.0, 0.8um (standard)

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Black, Coral, Blue, White

7. Samsung Galaxy Note 8

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Pros

  1. It has a very powerful processor.
  2. It comes with Bluetooth 5.0 which is the latest Bluetooth version.
  3. It supports both wireless charging and fast charging.

Specifications

Here are its specifications

Body

  • Dimensions: 162.5 X 74.8 X 8.6mm (6.40X2.94X0.34in) 
  • Weight: 195g (6.88 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 6.3 inches, 101.1cm2 (-83.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 7.1,1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset: Exynos 8895  (10 nm)- EMEA; Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)- USA & China
  • CPU: Octa-core (4X2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4X1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA; Octa-core (4X2.35 GHz Kryo & 4X1.9 GHz Kryo) -USA & China
  • GPU: Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA; Adreno 540 - USA & China

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Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 64/128/256GB and 6/8 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Dual camera
  1. 12MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), ½.55”, 1.4um, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
  2. 12MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), ⅓.6”, 1.oum, AF, OIS, 2X optical zoom
  • Secondary camera: 8MP, f?1.7, 25mm (wide), ⅓.6”, 1.22um, AF

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only) 

6. Samsung Galaxy S9

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Advantages

  1. Its 258GB variant offers a lot of space.
  2. It has awesome sound output quality. This is due to its dual stereo speakers plus the inclusion of Dolby Atmos.
  3. It also comes with AI intelligent scan unlock. This scan unlock is the combination of the Iris unlock and face unlock methods.

Features

Here are some of its features:

Body

  • Dimensions: 147.7 X 68.7 X 8.5mm (5.81X2.70X0.33in) 
  • Weight: 163g (5.75 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 5.8 inches, 84.8cm2 (-83.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 8.0,(Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset: Exynos 9810 (10 nm)- EMEA; Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)- USA/LATAM & China
  • CPU: Octa-core (4X2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4X1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA; Octa-core (4X2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4X1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) -USA/LATAM & China
  • GPU: Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA; Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM & China

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 64/128/256GB and 4 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: 12MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), ½.55”, 1.4um, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
  • Secondary camera: 8MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), ⅓.6”, 1.22um, AF

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Midnight Black, Coral Blue Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue 

5. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

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Pros

  1. It has a corning Gorilla Glass 5 that offers excellent screen protection.
  2. It supports 4K video recording.
  3. It comes with Bluetooth 5.0 which is the latest version of Bluetooth.

Specifications

Here are some of its specifications:

Body

  • Dimensions: 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
  • Weight: 189 g (6.67 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (-84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset: Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
  • CPU:Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA; Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
  • GPU: Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA; Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 64/128/256GB and 6 GB RAM-China; 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - LATAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Dual camera
  1. 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
  2. 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
  • Secondary camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

Battery

  • Non-Removable Li-Ion 3500mAh battery 

Colours

  • Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue

4. Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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Advantages

  1. Offers superb audio output.
  2. It has one of the best displays.
  3. It has a very powerful battery.

Specifications

Here are some of its specifications:

Body

  • Dimensions: 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
  • Weight: 201 g (7.09 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
  • Size: 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset: Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
  • CPU:Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA; Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
  • GPU: Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA; Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Dual camera
  1. 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
  2. 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
  • Secondary camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 battery 

Colours

  • Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White

3. Samsung Galaxy S10e

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Pros

  1. It has an outstanding display.
  2. It has a better than average battery life.
  3. It is the more pocket-friendly one when compared to Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.

Features

Here are some of its features:

Body

  • Dimensions: 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight: 150 g (5.29 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours 
  • Size:5.8 inches, 82.8 cm2 (-83.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset:Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
  • CPU: Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM; Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
  • GPU: Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM; Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Dual camera
  1. 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
  2. 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
  • Secondary camera: 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink

2. Samsung Galaxy S10

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Advantages

  1. Comes with the latest Android version.
  2. Its triple main camera offers excellent picture and video quality.
  3. Comes in many different colours.
  4. It has an 8GB RAM which helps support its multitasking feature.

Specifications

Here are some of its specifications:

Body

  • Dimensions: 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight: 157 g (5.54 oz)
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours 
  • Size: 6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2 (-88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset: Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
  • CPU: Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM; Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
  • GPU: Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM; Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Triple camera
  1. 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
  2. 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
  3. 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
  • Secondary camera: 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue

1. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

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Pros

  1. It has the Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm). This makes it one of the fastest Android phones at the moment.
  2. It has a long battery life.
  3. It is the ultimate selfie phone. This is due to its dual secondary camera. 

Features

Here are some of its specifications:

Body

  • Dimensions: 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm (6.20 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight: 175 g / 198 g (ceramic) (6.17 oz
  • SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display 

  • Type: Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours 
  • Size: 6.4 inches, 103.8 cm2 (-88.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform

  • OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Chipset: Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
  • CPU: Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM; Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
  • GPU: Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM; Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory

  • Card Slot: microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 1 TB, 12 GB RAM, 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM

Camera

  • Primary camera: Triple camera
  1. 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
  2. 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
  3. 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
  • Secondary camera: Dual camera
  1. 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
  2. 8 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1.12µm, depth sensor

Battery

  • Non-removable Li-Ion 4100 mAh battery 

Colours

  • Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Ceramic Black, Ceramic White, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue

That is all we had for you on the ten best Samsung phones at the moment. Do you agree with the list? If you were to buy a Samsung cell phone at the moment, which one would you go for? Leave your views and comments about all this in the comments section below.

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