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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M12, with an 87.1 score against 80. Samsung Galaxy Note9's construction is a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M12, even though it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Galaxy Note9 has a bit bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM.
Galaxy M12 features a much better battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 50% greater battery capacity. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a camera that's very similar to Galaxy M12's camera, because although the Galaxy Note9 has a lot lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way bigger camera aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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