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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 750 x 1334 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 A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 + 5.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 6s, having a general score of 87.1 against 83. The Galaxy Note9 is a incredibly newer phone than Apple iPhone 6s, although it is notably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Apple iPhone 6s has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note9, although it has a way worse 1334 x 750 pixels resolution, a lot lower pixels count per inch of display and a much smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone 6s has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a way larger aperture, a bigger camera sensor and higher 60 fps video frame rate. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 6s, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Note9 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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