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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), having a score of 87.1 against 71.8. Even though the Galaxy Note9 is newer than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), it is way heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with an incredibly better display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a larger screen, way more pixels per screen inch and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy Note9 has a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 112 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note9 features a superior processing power than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Galaxy Note9 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a larger aperture.
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