Compare: Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Samsung Galaxy Note9

SamsungGalaxy Note9

General Features

6.4"
Super AMOLED
12MP
Dual camera
8GB RAM
Exynos 9810
4000mAh
Li-Ion

Pros

Low sar value

SD Card area available

OIS support

NFC support

Cons

No FM Radio

No Infrared

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Brand

Samsung

Announced

Aug 9, 2018

Release Date

Aug 24, 2018

Status

Available

Out Price

About 650 EUR

Display

Type

Super AMOLED

Aspect Ratio and PPI

18.5:9 ratio - 516 ppi density

Size

6.4 inches, 103.2 cm² (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

Peak brightness (nit)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Features

HDR10
Always-on display

BODY

Colors

Metallic Copper

Lavender Purple

Ocean Blue

Midnight Black

Pure White

Alpine White

Dimensions

161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

Weight

201 gr (7.09 oz)

Material

Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum

Certification

IP68

Waterproof

Yes

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

3.5mm Jack

Yes

NFC

Yes

Infrared

USB Type

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Loudspeaker Loudness (dB)

PLATFORM

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845

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

Bits

Cores

Process technology

10 nm

GPU

Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

GPU Cores

GPU Frequency

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI

MEMORY

RAM Capacity

8 GB RAM/128 GB

RAM Type

Storage

512 GB

SD Card Slot

microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

PERFORMANCE SCORES

Antutu Score

235k

Antutu

The result may not show the exact score. The overall score is close to this.

Geek Bench Score

3463

GeekBench

Single Score

8803

Multi Score

5154

Battery Score

BATTERY

Capacity

4000

Type

Li-Ion

Quick Charge Technology

Video Playback Time

21 hours

Fast Charging

Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Main Camera

First Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

f/2.4

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Second Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Third Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Fourth Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Fifth Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Sixth Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Image Resolution

12 megapixels

Video Resolution and FPS

3840x2160 (4K UHD) - (60 fps)
1920x1080 (Full) - (240 fps)
1280x720 (HD) - (960 fps)

Optical Stabilisation (OIS)

Yes

Electronic Stabilisation (EIS)

Yes

Slow Motion Video

Yes

Features

DxOMark Score

Mobile Score (Rear)

103

Mobile

107

Photo

Video

Selfie Score

Selfie

Photo

Video

Selfie Camera

First Camera

Resolution

8 MP

Sensor

Aperture

f/1.7

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Extra

Second Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Extra

Third Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Extra

Video Resolution and FPS

1440p@30fps

Features

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

CONNECTIVITY

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G Bands

GSM - 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

3G Bands

HSDPA - 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G Bands

B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)

5G Bands

TD-SCDMA

Navigation

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

SIM Card Type

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Number of SIM Area

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

OTHERS

VoLTE

Yes

FM Radio

SAR The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tissue.

Body SAR (EU)

0.850 W/Kg

Head SAR (EU)

0.230 W/Kg

Body SAR (USA)

Head SAR (USA)

Additional

Extra

Cooling System

HDMI

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

AppleiPhone 7 Plus

General Features

5.5"
IPS LCD
12MP
Dual camera
3GB RAM
Apple A10 Fusion
2900 mAh
Li-Ion

Pros

OIS support

NFC support

Water resistant

Multiple color options

Cons

No SD Card slot

No headphone jack

No FM Radio

No Infrared

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Brand

Apple

Announced

Sep 7, 2016

Release Date

Sep 16, 2016

Status

Available

Out Price

About 690 EUR

Display

Type

IPS LCD

Aspect Ratio and PPI

16:9 ratio - 401 ppi density

Size

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm² (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

Peak brightness (nit)

625 cd/M²

Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Features

Wide color gamut
3D Touch display & home button

BODY

Colors

Jet Black

Black

Silver

Gold

Rose Gold

Red

Dimensions

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)

Weight

188 gr (6.63 oz)

Material

Back: Aluminum

Certification

IP67

Waterproof

Yes

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

3.5mm Jack

NFC

Yes

Infrared

USB Type

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Loudspeaker Loudness (dB)

PLATFORM

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24

CPU

Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)

Bits

64Bit

Cores

Process technology

16 nm

GPU

PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

GPU Cores

GPU Frequency

iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.3

MEMORY

RAM Capacity

3GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

Storage

32GB/128GB/256GB

SD Card Slot

PERFORMANCE SCORES

Antutu Score

181k

Antutu

The result may not show the exact score. The overall score is close to this.

Geek Bench Score

3442

GeekBench

Single Score

5797

Multi Score

2096

Battery Score

BATTERY

Capacity

2900

Type

Li-Ion

Quick Charge Technology

Video Playback Time

12 hours

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Main Camera

First Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Sony Exmor RS

Aperture

f/1.8 - 2.8

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Second Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Third Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Fourth Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Fifth Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Sixth Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Optical Zoom

Lens

Extra

Image Resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels, 12.19 MP

Video Resolution and FPS

3840x2160 (4K UHD) - (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full) - (120 fps)
1280x720 (HD) - (240 fps)

Optical Stabilisation (OIS)

Yes

Electronic Stabilisation (EIS)

Yes

Slow Motion Video

Yes

Features

DxOMark Score

Mobile Score (Rear)

Mobile

Photo

Video

Selfie Score

Selfie

Selfie Camera

First Camera

Resolution

7 MP

Sensor

Aperture

f/2.2

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Extra

Second Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Extra

Third Camera

Resolution

Sensor

Aperture

Pixel Size

Sensor Size

Extra

Video Resolution and FPS

1080p@30fps

Features

Face detection, HDR

CONNECTIVITY

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G Bands

GSM - 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784

3G Bands

HSDPA - 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784

4G Bands

B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B27 (800), B28 (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)

5G Bands

TD-SCDMA

TD-SCDMA 1900 MHz (A1661)
TD-SCDMA 2000 MHz (A1661)

Navigation

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

SIM Card Type

Nano-SIM

Number of SIM Area

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, LE

OTHERS

VoLTE

Yes

FM Radio

SAR The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tissue.

Body SAR (EU)

0.95 W/kg

Head SAR (EU)

1.34 W/kg

Body SAR (USA)

1.17 W/kg

Head SAR (USA)

1.19 W/kg

Additional

A1661 - Head SAR (EU): 1.340 W/kg - Body: 0.950 W/kg
A1661 - Head SAR (USA): 1.190 W/kg - Body: 1.170 W/kg
A1784 - Head SAR (EU): 1.240 W/kg - Body: 1.000 W/kg
A1784 - Head SAR (USA): 1.190 W/kg - Body: 1.190 W/kg
A1785 - Head SAR (EU): 0.960 W/kg - Body: 1.290 W/kg
A1785 - Head SAR (USA): 1.190 W/kg - Body: 1.190 W/kg
A1786 - Head SAR (EU): 1.340 W/kg - Body: 0.950 W/kg
A1786 - Head SAR (USA): 1.190 W/kg - Body: 1.170 W/kg

Extra

Cooling System

HDMI

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