Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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
The Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note8, with an 83.3 score against 83. The Galaxy S9 is a somewhat lighter and a little thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Note8, even though they were only released with a couple months difference. Galaxy S9 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1440 x 2960, the Galaxy S9 also counts with a just a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of display.
The Galaxy S9 features a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S9 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy S9 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same camera sensor size, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same resolution back camera, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a larger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light situations and faster video frame rate.
Galaxy Note8 features a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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