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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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 has an overall score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone XS Max's general score of 84.5. Galaxy Note9's construction is a little bit lighter but thicker than the Apple iPhone XS Max, and both were released only 1 months apart. IPhone XS Max has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note9, because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Galaxy Note9 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same back camera sensor size, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video.
Galaxy Note9 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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