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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy S9

3.26 in
5.78 in
Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note
2.7 in
5.81 in
Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
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10 %
4 stars
90 %
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
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46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Screen size5.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Internal storage16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Height5.78 in5.81 in
Width3.26 in2.7 in
Depth0.38 in0.33 in
Weight6.28 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
IRnoyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemA-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

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