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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, Red and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1900 MHz processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition, with a general score of 87.1 against 72.2. Although it's the best we compare here, Samsung Galaxy Note9's construction is somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition. Galaxy S4 Value Edition has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note9, although it has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, a lot smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The Galaxy Note9 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a quite superior processing power than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has 4 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a 54% greater battery size. The Galaxy Note9 takes way better photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because although it has a lesser megapixels back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy Note9 costs a lot more than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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