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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a general score of 87.1 against 79.2. Despite being the best cellphone we compare here, the Galaxy Note9 construction is a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a just a little higher pixels density. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Note9 has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy Note9 features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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