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- Luma vs Galaxy A18 4G
HMD Luma vs Samsung Galaxy A18 4G
What Luma does better (3) and where Galaxy A18 4G wins (13) — every spec side by side.
vs
5.2Display7.0
4.6Camera6.2
4.6Battery4.9
3.5Features5.7
Dimensions
Size comparison
LumaGalaxy A18 4G
| Luma | Galaxy A18 4G | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 165.7 mm | 164.4 mm | +1.3 mm |
| Width | 76.5 mm | 77.9 mm | −1.4 mm |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm | 7.7 mm | +1 mm |
| Weight | 198 g | 196 g | +2 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Luma better than Galaxy A18 4G?
- Refresh rate120 Hz vs 90 Hz+33%
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 64 GB2×
- 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Galaxy A18 4G: No
Why is Galaxy A18 4G better than Luma?
- OLED panelNo · Luma: Yes
- NFCNo · Luma: Yes
- Wired charging18 W vs 25 W+39%
- Peak brightness500 nits vs 800 nits+60%
- Pixel density264 ppi vs 385 ppi+46%
- Process12 nm vs 5 nm2.4×
- CPU frequency1.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz+33%
- Rear cameras1 vs 22×
- Ultra-wide cameraNo · Luma: Yes
- Selfie camera8 MP vs 13 MP+62%
- Resolution (width)720 px vs 1,080 px+50%
- Thickness8.7 mm vs 7.7 mm+13%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 198 g | 196 g |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm | 7.7 mm |
| Height | 165.7 mm | 164.4 mm |
| Width | 76.5 mm | 77.9 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Back | Plastic | Plastic |
| Ingress protection | — | IP64 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | — | IPx4 |
| Glass protection | — | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Titanium, Blue | Black, Gray, Light blue |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.7″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 720 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 1,604 px | 2,340 px |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Measured brightness | — | 775 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 86% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Unisoc T615 | Exynos 1610 |
| Chip maker | Unisoc | Exynos |
| Process | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MP1 | Mali-G68 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 483,061 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 2,144 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 384 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/2.76" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 1080p |
| Selfie camera | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | — | Li-Ion |
| Active use (test) | — | 13.2 h |
| Wired charging | 18 W | 25 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 50% |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5.3 |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | — | -25.8 LUFS |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side | Side |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.54 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 15 | Android 17 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | — | One UI 9 |
| Major OS updates promised | — | 6 |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | — | A |
| Battery charge cycles | — | 1,200 |
| Endurance per cycle | — | 51 h |
| Repairability class | — | C |
| Drop resistance class | — | B |
