Samsung Galaxy Note9
Platform
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
| 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 |
| Chipset | Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 |
Memory
UFS 2.1 | |
| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Main Camera
| Video | 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Dual | 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 |
Selfie camera
| Video | 1440p@30fps |
| Features | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
| Dual | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) |
Display
Always-on display | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) |
| Size | 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | Super AMOLED, HDR10 |
Body
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus (Bluetooth integration) | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Dimensions | 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
Battery
| Charging | Fast charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent |
| Type | Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable |
Sound
32-bit/384kHz audio | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | |
| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
Tests
| Battery life | |
| Audio quality | |
| Loudspeaker | |
| Camera | |
| Display | |
| Performance | AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
Misc
| Price | |
| SAR EU | 0.38 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body) |
| SAR | 1.29 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) |
| Models | SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 |
| Colors | Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White |
Comms
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 |
| Radio | No |
| NFC | Yes |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Launch
| Status | Available. Released 2018, August 24 |
| Announced | 2018, August 09 |
Network
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
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 | |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA | |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| Technology |