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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | 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 |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 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 iPhone 12 Pro has an overall score of 92.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy Note9's overall score of 87.1. The iPhone 12 Pro is a notably newer cellphone, and it's also a little lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy Note9. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro features a bit sharper display than Galaxy Note9, although it has a just a little inferior pixels amount per inch of screen, a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Note9 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. IPhone 12 Pro counts with a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has 2 less cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM, the iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Galaxy Note9 has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Note9 features a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the same (4K) video resolution and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy Note9 also has a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments.
Although iPhone 12 Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Note9, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy Note9. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone 12 Pro, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy Note9, resigning a couple specs and features.
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