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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 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, Gold and Gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 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 A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 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
Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is better than iPhone 5s's 73.8 score. Even though Galaxy Note9 is incredibly newer than the iPhone 5s, it's noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. IPhone 5s features a little sharper display than Galaxy Note9, although it has a way worse pixels count per inch in the display, a much smaller screen and a much lower 1136 x 640px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features just a little better performance than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and more RAM. The Galaxy Note9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot better 12 MP resolution camera in the back, a bigger camera sensor shooting better quality photos, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a way larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low light environments.
Galaxy Note9 features a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a superior battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has a 155 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Galaxy Note9 costs a bit more than the iPhone 5s, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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