Phone Comparison
Compare up to 4 smartphones side-by-side with full spec sheets.
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Samsung
Galaxy Note9
Samsung
Galaxy A8s
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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
48
Exynos 9810 - EMEA '=' Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China · 8GB RAM 60
Snapdragon 710 · 8GB RAM Camera
39
12MP main · OIS · 4K video 39
24MP main · 4K video Battery
40
4,000mAh · 15W 35
3,400mAh · 18W Display
50
AMOLED · 1440×2960 25
LCD · 1080×2340 Overall
44
40
Samsung Galaxy A8s is stronger in Performance.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is stronger in Battery, Display.
Camera: about equal on these phones.
Best overall by spec score: Samsung Galaxy Note9 (44/100).
| Network | ||||
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | — | — |
| Launch | ||||
| Announced | 2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24 | 2018, December. Released 2018, December | — | — |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued | — | — |
| Body | ||||
| Dimensions | 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) | 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm | — | — |
| Weight | 201 g | 173 g | — | — |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), 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 (Bluetooth integration | — | — | — |
| Display | ||||
| Type | Super AMOLED, HDR10 | PLS LCD | — | — |
| Size | 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 | 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 | — | — |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio | — | — |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | — | — |
| Platform | ||||
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI | — | — |
| Chipset |
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) | — | — |
| 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 |
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | — | — |
| GPU |
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
Adreno 616 | — | — |
| Memory | ||||
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No | — | — |
| Internal | 128GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 8GB RAM, 512GB Storage + 8GB RAM | 128GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 8GB RAM | — | — |
| * | UFS 2.1 | — | — | — |
| Main Camera | ||||
| 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 |
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| Triple | — |
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 Auxiliary lens |
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| Video | 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps | — | — |
| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | — | — |
| Selfie camera | ||||
| Single | — | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm | — | — |
| Dual |
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) |
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| Features | HDR | HDR | — | — |
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | — | — |
| Sound | ||||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes | — | — |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | No | — | — |
| * | 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, EDR, LE | — | — |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | — | — |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Radio | — | No | — | — |
| 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 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) |
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ANT+ |
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| * | Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | Samsung Pay | — | — |
| Battery | ||||
| Type | Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable | Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable | — | — |
| Charging | 15W wired | 18W wired | — | — |
| * | Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) | — | — | — |
| Misc | ||||
| Colors | Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White | Black, Gradient Black, Blue, Pink-Blue, Yellow-Pink | — | — |
| Models | SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 | SM-G8870, SM-G887F, SM-G887N, SM-A8s | — | — |
| Price | ₹ 46,000 | ₹ 41,288 | — | — |
