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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a general score of 87.1, which is better than the Galaxy J7 Refine's 72.7 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a just a bit thicker and heavier cellphone than the Galaxy J7 Refine. Galaxy Note9 has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a bigger display, a way greater count of pixels per inch of display and a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy Note9 has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Galaxy Note9 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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