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| Global Score | |
| 67.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-08-03 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 450.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek MT6752 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 714 hours standby time 14.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is much better than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra's 67.5 score. Although Galaxy Note9 is noticeably newer than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, it is a little heavier and a little thicker. The Galaxy Note9 has a little bit better screen than Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a quite larger display and a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a more powerful processor than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and 4 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a lot better camera than Xperia C5 Ultra, because although it has a less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much greater storage to install games and applications than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory. Galaxy Note9 counts with a much better battery duration than Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a bit more expensive than the Xperia C5 Ultra, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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