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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | -- |
| -- | 2018-08-24 |
| -- | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.09 ounces |
| -- | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| -- | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 514 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.34 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 is much better than the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, with an 87.1 score against 74.7. Galaxy Note9 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a little bit smaller screen. Galaxy Note9 counts with slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Note9 has a much better performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores. The iPhone 16 Pro Max captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the iPhone 16 Pro Max also has a back-facing camera with a way higher 48 MP resolution.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much better battery duration than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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