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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 514 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is better than Galaxy XCover 5's 78.1 overall score. The Galaxy Note9 is a older and heavier device than the Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung was able to make it a bit thinner anyway. Galaxy Note9 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy Note9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot more pixels per screen inch, a larger screen and a way better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. Galaxy Note9 features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a way worse 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger camera aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has an external memory slot that allows 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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