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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 15 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Immortalis-G715s MC10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a bit better than the Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), getting a general score of 83 against 75.7. Both devices in this comparison review have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version while Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) has Android 15 version. Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a sharper screen than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a quite larger display and a quite higher amount of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy Note8 has a lot better hardware performance than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) also has faster video frame rate and a much higher resolution camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a very superior battery performance than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored).
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