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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a general score of 87.1, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2018)'s global score of 84.2. The Galaxy Note9 is a somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone than the Galaxy A7 (2018). Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018). Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a greater pixel number in each inch of screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a quite bigger screen. Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a camera with a much lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photography and video in low light situations, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a much better (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A7 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy Note9 have extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, they have equal internal storage and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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