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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-15 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy Note9 has a general score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A41's 81.7 overall score. Despite being the best cellphone we are comparing here, we must tell that it's also older, a lot heavier and thicker. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has a better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a little bit larger screen.
The Galaxy Note9 has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A41 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a much tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light images and video and lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A41 also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a much bigger sensor capturing lot better quality photographs.
The Galaxy Note9 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy A41, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy Note9 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note9 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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