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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Cat | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-11-09 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.90 x 3.00 x 0.53 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 9.30 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.93 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is a lot better than CAT S48c, getting an 87.1 score against 58.4. Even though the Galaxy Note9 and the CAT S48c were released with only a couple months difference, the Galaxy Note9 is notably thinner and notably lighter. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better screen than CAT S48c, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a quite higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a larger screen.
Galaxy Note9 features just a little better processing power than CAT S48c, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a lot better camera than CAT S48c, although it has a back camera with a lower 12 MP resolution. The Galaxy Note9 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than CAT S48c, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy Note9 and CAT S48c count with very similar battery performance.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note9 is also cheaper, making it a simple decision.
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