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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-25 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2388 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a global score of 87.1, which is better than Honor 50 SE's overall score of 73.7. Although it's the best in this review, Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a noticeably older, thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone than the Honor 50 SE. The Galaxy Note9 has a little better hardware performance than Honor 50 SE, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Galaxy Note9 has a little sharper display than Honor 50 SE, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2960px resolution. The Honor 50 SE takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates and a much tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality, the Honor 50 SE also counts with a lot more MP camera in the back.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Honor 50 SE, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a battery lifetime that is very similar to the Honor 50 SE one.
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