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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 just a bit better than iPhone XS, getting an 87.1 score against 84.2. Despite being the best in this comparison review, we must tell that it is also thicker and heavier. The Apple iPhone XS counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Note9, although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, a lot worse resolution of 1125 x 2436 and a bit smaller screen.
IPhone XS features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has 2 less and slower processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Note9 features a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2659mAh. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, a same resolution camera in the back, a same size camera sensor and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos.
The Galaxy Note9 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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