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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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4.2 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in6.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi529.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnoyesyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps960.0 fps
3D Captureno
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mono
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/3.4"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.78 in6.28 in5.81 in
Width3.26 in2.89 in2.7 in
Depth0.38 in0.32 in0.33 in
Weight6.28 oz6.1 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyes
N/A
N/A
IRnoyesyes
Payment technology
N/A
Samsung PaySamsung Pay
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS5.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemA-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h24.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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