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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-08-24 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is better than Samsung Galaxy C5, having a score of 87.1 against 76.4. Galaxy Note9 is a much newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy C5, although it's noticeably heavier and incredibly thicker. Galaxy Note9 has a faster processing unit than Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a much higher 1440 x 2960px resolution, a just a little more pixels per inch of screen and a larger screen. Samsung Galaxy Note9 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has a much less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a way better video definition.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy C5, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
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