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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-08-24 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note7, having an 87.1 score against 79.5. The Galaxy Note9 is a a lot newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy Note7, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Note7, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more CPU cores.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a little lower display pixel density, it also counts with a little bigger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Galaxy Note9 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller sensor capturing worse quality photographs, and they both have a 12 mega-pixels camera in the back and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy Note9 also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a superior memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy Note7, because it has a 14 percent larger battery size.
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