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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2018-08-24 |
| -- | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.09 ounces |
| -- | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3088 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 501 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 14.74 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 S25 Ultra is slightly better than the Galaxy Note9, getting a 90.7 score against 87.1. The Galaxy S25 Ultra body is way lighter and incredibly thinner than the Galaxy Note9. The Galaxy Note9 counts with an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy S25 Ultra, although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a just a bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 3088px. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S25 Ultra, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features better battery life than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh. Galaxy S25 Ultra has a much better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for taking photos or videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a way better video definition, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality pictures and videos and a camera in the back with a lot higher 200 MP resolution.
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