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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.56 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) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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
The Galaxy Note9 has a general score of 87.1, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Galaxy Note9's body is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, although it is a bit heavier and thicker. The Galaxy Note9 features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a better pixel quantity per display inch and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy Note9 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has just a little better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM.
Galaxy Note9 shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video definition and a lot bigger camera aperture. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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