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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 9.46 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's overall score of 76.7. Although the Galaxy Note9 is a better cellphone than Samsung Galaxy J8, we must highlight that it is also a somewhat heavier and just a little thicker cellphone. Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a lot more pixels per screen inch and a quite larger display. Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light images, a way higher video definition and a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Note9 features a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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