Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 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 global score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than the iPhone 11's 83.3 score. Galaxy Note9's design is older, just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than iPhone 11. The Apple iPhone 11 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note9, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone 11, because it has a little bit larger screen, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a lot better count of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a camera that's just as good as iPhone 11's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a bigger aperture for better low light captures, they both have a 0.39 inches sensor, the same (4K) video quality, a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels resolution and the same video frame rates.
The Galaxy Note9 has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 11, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features longer battery life than iPhone 11, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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