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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 92.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 16.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 2022-10-07 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | (Product) RED, Blue, Midnight, Purple and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 899.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple 15 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple GPU 5-core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4325mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The iPhone 14 Plus has an overall score of 92.2, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note9's 87.1 general score. IPhone 14 Plus's construction is notably newer and thinner, but just a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note9. Apple iPhone 14 Plus has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a quite lower 1284 x 2778 resolution and a little inferior pixel amount in each inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 14 Plus, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. IPhone 14 Plus counts with a better processing power than Galaxy Note9, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 14 Plus also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 captures just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 14 Plus. Both of them have the same (4K) video resolution, the same video frame rate, a F1.5 aperture and a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels. The Apple iPhone 14 Plus counts with a little longer battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 4325mAh battery size.
Although iPhone 14 Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy Note9. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 14 Plus, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy Note9, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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