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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting a score of 87.1 against 72.8. Although Samsung Galaxy Note9 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a greater quantity of pixels per display inch, a quite bigger display and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy Note9 has a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a back facing camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a lot bigger camera aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 21% more battery size.
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