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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a general score of 87.1 against 75.8. Although the Galaxy Note9 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), it is a little bit heavier and thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a better pixels number in each inch in the screen, a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a bit bigger display. Galaxy Note9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a way larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography.
The Galaxy Note9 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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