Phone Comparison
Compare up to 4 smartphones side-by-side with full spec sheets.
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Samsung
Galaxy Note8
Samsung
Galaxy A9 (2018)
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8GB RAM
5000mAh
50MP
Android 15
Snapdragon
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8GB RAM
5000mAh
50MP
Android 15
Snapdragon
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Spec scores estimated from the listed specs, not lab tests
Performance
43
Exynos 8895 - EMEA '=' Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China · 6GB RAM 60
Snapdragon 660 · 8GB RAM Camera
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41
24MP main · 4K video Battery
30
3,300mAh · 15W 35
3,800mAh · 18W Display
50
AMOLED · 1440×2960 44
AMOLED · 1080×2220 Overall
41
45
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is stronger in Performance, Battery.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 is stronger in Display.
Best overall by spec score: Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) (45/100).
| Network | ||||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | — | — |
| Launch | ||||
| Announced | 2017, August 23. Released 2017, September | 2018, October. Released 2018, November | — | — |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued | — | — |
| Body | ||||
| Dimensions | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) | 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) | — | — |
| Weight | 195 g | 183 g | — | — |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum 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 | — | — | — |
| Display | ||||
| Type | Super AMOLED, HDR10 | Super AMOLED | — | — |
| Size | 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 | 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 | — | — |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | — | — |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | — | — |
| * | 3D Touch (home button only) | — | — | — |
| Platform | ||||
| OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI | — | — |
| Chipset |
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) | — | — |
| CPU |
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | — | — |
| GPU |
Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Adreno 512 | — | — |
| Memory | ||||
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | — | — |
| Internal | 64GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 256GB Storage + 6GB RAM | 64GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 64GB Storage + 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 8GB RAM | — | — |
| * | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 | — | — |
| Main Camera | ||||
| Single |
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
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| Dual | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | — | — | — |
| Triple | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS | — | — | — |
| Fourth | — |
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens |
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| Video | — | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | — | — |
| Features | — | LED flash, panorama, HDR | — | — |
| Selfie camera | ||||
| Single | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6" | 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm | — | — |
| Dual | 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) | — | — | — |
| Triple | HDR | — | — | — |
| Features | 1440p@30fps | HDR | — | — |
| Video | — | 1080p@30fps | — | — |
| Sound | ||||
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| * | 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, Wi-Fi Direct | — | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | — | — |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | — | — |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Radio | — | FM radio | — | — |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 | USB Type-C 2.0 | — | — |
| Features | ||||
| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | — | — |
| * | Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
ANT+ Samsung Pay |
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| Audio | — | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | — | — |
| Video | — | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | — | — |
| Battery | ||||
| Type | Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable | Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable | — | — |
| Charging |
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) |
18W wired | — | — |
| * |
Talk time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
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| Misc | ||||
| Colors | Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink | Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink | — | — |
| Models | SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD | SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X | — | — |
| Price | ₹ 52,000 | ₹ 5,561,450 | — | — |
