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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 3 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is better than Galaxy J7 (2017), getting a global score of 87.1 against 73.5. Although the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is newer than Galaxy J7 (2017), it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy Note9 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a greater pixel number per inch in the display, a larger screen and a lot better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution.
Galaxy Note9 features a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 112 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a superior processing power than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a less megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. The Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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