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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-13 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro, with an 87.1 score against 80.5. Galaxy Note9's construction is just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better display than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro, because it has a quite bigger display, more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better performance than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xiaomi Note 7 Pro takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has worse video frame rates and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a way bigger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9's battery life is very similar to the battery lifetime in Xiaomi Note 7 Pro.
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