Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

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Galaxy Note 4 compared with Galaxy Note9

	SamsungGalaxy Note 4	SamsungGalaxy Note9
Overview
Released
Released	October 2014	August 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.7″	6.4″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1440	2960 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	515 pixels per inch (better)	514 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Display type
Display type	Quad HD Super AMOLED, 2,560 × 1,440, 16M colours	Quad HD+ Super AMOLED, 2,960 × 1,440; Full HD+ by default; 6.4 inches as a full rectangle, 6.3 inches with rounded corners
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	516 ppi
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back (Corning)
Performance
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon 805	Exynos 9810
Memory
Memory	3 GB	6 GB – 8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	32 GB	128 GB, 512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	2.7 GHz quad-core Krait 450 (UK SM-N910F, Notebookcheck); 3 GB of RAM	10 nm, 64-bit octa-core (up to 2.7 GHz + 1.7 GHz); 6 GB of LPDDR4 RAM with 128 GB, 8 GB with 512 GB
GPU
GPU	Adreno 420 (Notebookcheck)	Mali-G72 MP18 (Notebookcheck)
Storage type
Storage type	32 GB; microSD card slot up to 128 GB	128 GB or 512 GB; microSD card slot up to 512 GB
Cooling
Cooling	–	Water Carbon Cooling system
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	16 MP (better)	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	12 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	2× (better)
Front camera
Front camera	3.7 MP	8 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	16 MP, autofocus, Smart OIS	Super Speed Dual Pixel 12 MP, F1.5/F2.4 dual aperture, OIS
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	–	12 MP autofocus, F2.4, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	3.7 MP, f1.9	8 MP autofocus, F1.7
Zoom
Zoom	–	2x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160)	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 60 fps; 960 fps super slow motion at HD (Samsung)
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,220 mAh	4,000 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 20 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable battery	4,000 mAh; video playback up to 20 hours; internet use up to 14 hours (3G), 16 hours (LTE) or 17 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 59 hours (95 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 29 hours (3G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Adaptive Fast Charging and Quick Charge 2.0	Fast charging, QC2.0 and AFC compatible
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	Fast wireless charging, WPC and PMA compatible
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	176 g (better)	201 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.5 mm (better)	8.8 mm
Height × width
Height × width	153.5 × 78.6 mm	161.9 × 76.4 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Materials
Materials	Metal frame, plastic back (Android Central)	–
Colours
Colours	Charcoal Black, Frost White, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	Midnight Black and Lavender Purple with matching S Pens; Ocean Blue with a yellow S Pen
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IP68, up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; the S Pen is also IP68 (3.1 g)
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint sensor	Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor, face recognition; Intelligent Scan combines iris and face
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, gesture, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB, UV	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB light, iris, pressure
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 4.4 (KitKat)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	4G LTE Cat 6 up to 300/50 Mbps (SM-N910F, Notebookcheck); 3G HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps; GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	LTE Cat 18, enhanced 4×4 MIMO, 5CA, LAA
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM (Notebookcheck)	Single nano-SIM plus microSD, or hybrid dual SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MIMO	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1 (BLE, ANT+)	Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL 3.0; 3.5 mm headphone jack (Android Central); IR remote	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou