Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3046mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a general score of 87.1, which is a bit better than iPhone 11 Pro's global score of 84.9. Even being the best in this comparison review, Galaxy Note9's body is older, just a little thicker and just a bit heavier than iPhone 11 Pro. Apple iPhone 11 Pro counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPhone 11 Pro has a slightly better display than Galaxy Note9, although it has a much lower resolution of 1125 x 2436, a quite smaller screen and a quite lower pixels number in each inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has better battery performance than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has a 31 percent bigger battery capacity. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a camera that is just as good as the Apple iPhone 11 Pro one, and although the Galaxy Note9 has a larger camera aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments, they both have a 0.39 inches back camera sensor, the same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Galaxy Note9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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