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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x | -- |
| 2021-09-24 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Blue, Midnight, Pink, Red and Starlight | 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 |
| $ 799.00 | $ 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 A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 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 | |
| 3227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 13 has a score of 91.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note9's 87.1 score. Apple iPhone 13's construction is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy Note9. IPhone 13 counts with a superior CPU than Galaxy Note9, because although it has less cores (but faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
IPhone 13 has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note9, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, a little smaller display and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 13, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 has just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 13, and although they both have a 12 MP camera in the back, the same video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy Note9 also has a larger aperture. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 13, because it has a 24 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although iPhone 13 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy Note9. If you want to save some money, you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note9, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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