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Samsung Galaxy Note9

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
4G Network	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, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C
	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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)

Launch
Announced	2018, August 09	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October
Status	Available. Released 2018, August 24	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	201 g (7.09 oz)	176 g (6.21 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Micro-SIM
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)	Stylus

Display
Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	Super AMOLED
Size	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433
CPU	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	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805 Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China	Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM
	UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera
Modules	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	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	HDR
Video	1440p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
	32-bit/384kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz 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, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.1	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable
Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)	15W wired, QC2
Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 82 h

Misc
Colors	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
SAR	1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40	SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3
Price	About 430 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB	Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB
Audio quality	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 97h	Endurance rating 90h