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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has an overall score of 87.1, which is slightly better than Galaxy S6 edge+'s global score of 79.3. Although the Galaxy Note9 is incredibly newer than Galaxy S6 edge+, it is noticeably heavier and incredibly thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a superior processing power than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
Galaxy S6 edge+ features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixels density. Galaxy Note9 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot less mega-pixels camera in the back, it also counts with a lot larger aperture to capture better images in low-light environments and a larger sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy Note9 has greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Galaxy Note9 is a bit more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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