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Sharp Aquos S2

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, August 2018, August 09
Status Available. Released 2017, August Available. Released 2018, August 24
Body
Dimensions 141.8 x 72 x 7.9 mm (5.58 x 2.83 x 0.31 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 80.7 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2040 pixels, 17:9 ratio (~420 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - 64/4GB
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - 128/6GB
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) - 64/4GB
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - 128/6GB
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Adreno 508 - 64/4GB
Adreno 512 - 128/6GB
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1/3.2", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
8 MP
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2", 1.4µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3020 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 10W wired 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
SAR 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models FS8010 SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Price About 450 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 4046 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 97h

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