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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2015-12-16 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than the Galaxy A7 (2016)'s 72.8 score. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 body is newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy A7 (2016). Galaxy Note9 counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a larger display, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a greater pixel amount per screen inch. Galaxy Note9 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy Note9 takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and video. Galaxy Note9 has superior battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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