Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is better than Samsung Galaxy J8, having an 87.1 score against 76.7. Although it's the best cellphone we compare here, it must be noted that it is also a heavier and a little thicker cellphone. The Galaxy Note9 features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a quite larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a way better pixel density.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Note9 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 has a bit longer battery life than Galaxy J8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Note9 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a camera with a way lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality, a larger camera aperture and a lot higher video resolution.
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