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Samsung Galaxy Note9 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9+
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10
4.5 out of 5
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5 stars
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33
4.1 out of 5
33 user ratings
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1 OreoAndroid 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size6.4 in5.8 in6.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2960 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyQuad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density516.0 ppi570.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Sensor size (second camera)1/3.4"
N/A
1/3.4"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
F/2.4
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x
N/A
2x
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens apertureF/1.7F/1.7F/1.7
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 512 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.37 in5.86 in6.22 in
Width3.01 in2.68 in2.91 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight7.09 oz5.47 oz6.67 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
yesyes

Other features

Payment technologySamsung PaySamsung PaySamsung Pay
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.05.0
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Talk time29.0 h20.0 h25.0 h
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
326.0 h
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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