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Samsung Galaxy Note9

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24 2017, September 12. Released 2017, November 03
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass
 Always-on display 3D Touch
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 iOS 11.1.1, up to iOS 16.7.7
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
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
Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 NVMe
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
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), panorama, HDR
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2716 mAh, non-removable (10.35 Wh)
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Space Gray, Silver
SAR 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 A1865, A1901, A1902, A1903, iPhone10,3, iPhone10,6
Price About 430 EUR $ 85.04 / C$ 221.17
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 233100 (v7)
GeekBench: 10215 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 5.013 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 97h Endurance rating 74h

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