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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-08-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 87.1 score against 75.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy Note9 is newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it is extremely heavier and thicker. Galaxy Note9 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher 1440 x 2960px resolution, a larger display and a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has 3 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back facing camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot bigger aperture for better low light images.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note9 counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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