Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3046mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is slightly better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, getting a score of 87.1 against 84.9. The Galaxy Note9 construction is older, just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than Apple iPhone 11 Pro. IPhone 11 Pro has a little bit better performance than Galaxy Note9, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone 11 Pro has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note9, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit less pixels per screen inch and a lot worse 1125 x 2436 resolution. The Galaxy Note9 features a much greater memory for games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
IPhone 11 Pro has a camera that's very similar to Galaxy Note9's camera, and although the iPhone 11 Pro has a smaller camera aperture, they both have the same video frame rates, the same video definition, a same size sensor and a same resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Note9 has improved battery life than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Note9 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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