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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-08-24 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 445.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is way better than Apple iPhone 5, getting a overall score of 87.1 against 71.7. Galaxy Note9's body is notably newer than the Apple iPhone 5's, but it is much heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy Note9 features a better performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM.
IPhone 5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note9, although it has a really smaller display, a way worse pixels density and a lot lower 1136 x 640px resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a superior memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Note9 has a greater camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a way bigger aperture, a way higher (4K) video quality, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality photographs and videos and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera. The Galaxy Note9 features a much longer battery life than iPhone 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Note9 costs a bit more than iPhone 5, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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