Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 5, with a overall score of 83.3 against 79.3. The Samsung Galaxy S9 design is newer and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy Note 5's, although it is just a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a greater number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Note 5 features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy S9, although it has a bit smaller screen, a quite lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a just a little worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a lot less MP back-facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a larger sensor and a lot bigger aperture to take better photos in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy S9's battery lifetime is just as good as the battery duration in Galaxy Note 5.
Samsung Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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