The announcement of the Galaxy Note 9 is Samsung’s answer to Apple’s upcoming trio of new iPhone models, which are slated to be announced next month. That’s an anticipated head-to-head comparison, but since we don’t know what Apple is going to announce, let’s compare the Note 9 with the iPhone X.
Let’s toss specs aside because both sport very different specs. Design-wise the Note 9 and iPhone X are brothers by all intents and purposes. Each wears a sheets of glass on the front and back held together by a steel metal band that provides an uber premium finish that looks fantastic.
Where the two separate is with feature set. The Note 9 has the iconic S-Pen and fingerprint scanner on the back while the iPhone X simplifies things with Face ID and the polarizing notch.
Which one is better? Take a look at the side by side comparison and decide for yourself.
| Samsung - Galaxy Note 9 | Apple - iPhone X | |
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| Display Size | 6.4-inch, 1440 x 2960 pixel display (514 ppi) | 5.8-inch, 1125 x 2436 pixel display (463 ppi) |
| Resolution X | 1440 | 1125 |
| Resolution Y | 2960 | 2436 |
| Display Type | Quad HD+ Super AMOLED | Super Retina HD |
| Operating System | Android 8.1 (at launch) | iOS 11 (at launch) |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture |
| RAM | 6GB/8GB | 3GB (unofficial) |
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| External Storage | Yes | No |
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| Main Camera (Back) | 12MP | 12MP |
| Secondary Camera (Front) | 8MP | 7MP |
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| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Battery | 4000mAh | N/A |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
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| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 5.65 inches (14.35 cm) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 2.79 inches (70.9 mm) |
| Depth | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | .30 inches (7.6 mm) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 6.14 oz (174 g) |
| Colors | N/A | Space Gray Silver |
| Supported Audio Formats | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE | AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+) |
| Supported Video Formats | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | HEVC, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, and Motion JPEG |
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