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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-11-12 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Meteor grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 514 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.43 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is a bit better than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, getting a overall score of 87.1 against 80.3. The Galaxy Note9 is a somewhat lighter phone than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, but both are equally thin. Galaxy Note9 has just a little better processing power than Nokia 8 V 5G UW. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 6 GB of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a little more vivid screen than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a greater display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has an external memory slot that admits 488 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW features just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a very superior camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also counts with a way larger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a back-facing camera with a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Note9 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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