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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-15 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.66 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is a lot better than LG Q7's overall score of 72.2. Although it's the best device in this comparison review, it must be noted that it's also a lot heavier and just a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little more vivid display than LG Q7, because it has a bigger screen, a higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a little bit higher pixels count per display inch.
Galaxy Note9 features a quite better hardware performance than LG Q7, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Q7, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 shoots better photos and videos than LG Q7, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot larger aperture, a way better video quality and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality photographs. The Galaxy Note9 has better battery duration than LG Q7, because it has a 33% more battery capacity.
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