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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy Note9 has a global score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S6 edge+'s overall score of 79.3. Galaxy Note9 is a notably newer phone than Galaxy S6 edge+, although it's thicker and a lot heavier. The Galaxy S6 edge+ features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels number in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy Note9 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 33 percent larger battery capacity. Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a lot worse resolution camera and a lower 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a lot bigger camera aperture and a larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 costs a little more than the Galaxy S6 edge+, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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