Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Galaxy S9
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy Note9 uses the Snapdragon 845 (10 nm), the Galaxy S9 the Exynos 9810 (10 nm). The Galaxy Note9's fastest core runs at 2.80 GHz, the Galaxy S9's at 2.70 GHz.
- 2Screen: 8.5 inches on the Galaxy Note9, 11.6 inches on the Galaxy S9. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
- 3Battery: 4,000 mAh on the Galaxy Note9, 3,000 mAh on the Galaxy S9.
- 4Versions: owners have shared the Galaxy Note9 as 4GB | 64GB and 6GB | 128GB, the Galaxy S9 as 4GB | 64GB.
The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Snapdragon 845
Exynos 9810Process
10 nm10 nm
CPU
4× 2.80 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4× 1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver4× 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver4× 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.80 GHz2.70 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 630Mali-G72
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB
6GB | 128GB4GB | 64GB
6GB | 128GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X
Display
Size
8.5 in11.6 in
Resolution
1440 × 29601440 × 2960
Pixel density
389 ppi285 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HLGHDR10, HLG
Battery
Capacity
4,000 mAh3,000 mAh
Cameras
Back camera
12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.5 · 4.3 mm · OIS12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.5 · 4.3 mm · OIS
Front camera 1
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Front camera 2
5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
—No
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 10Android 16
UI
—One UI 8.0
Released with
Android 8.1Android 8.0
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
41 sensors38 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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