How the Galaxy Note9 Compares
Find out how the Samsung Note9 stacks up against the iPhone in speed, picture quality, display, and more.
Performance
Speed, storage & battery life—learn how each performs & lets you do more with the Note9.
Battery
Galaxy Note9
4000 mAh - All day battery.¹
iPhone X
2716 mAh²
iPhone 8 Plus
2675 mAh²
Storage
Galaxy Note9
Internal Storage: 128GB, 512GB — 1 terabyte ready with expandable memory, for your favorite shows & mixes.³
iPhone X
Internal Storage: 64GB, 256GB
iPhone 8 Plus
Internal Storage: 64GB, 256GB
Processor
Galaxy Note9
10nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor, 2.8GHz + 1.75GHz
iPhone X
A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
iPhone 8 Plus
A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
RAM
Galaxy Note9
6GB, 8GB
iPhone X
3GB
iPhone 8 Plus
3GB
Camera
With features like Scene Optimizer, Dual Aperture, and Flaw Detection, Galaxy Note9 helps your photos shine with brilliant color & contrast and detects flaws before you notice them.
Scene Optimizer
Galaxy Note9
Yes — The first camera to know what it's looking at and adjust the shot.⁴
iPhone X
N/A
iPhone 8 Plus
N/A
Dual Aperture
Galaxy Note9
Dual aperture, F1.5, F2.4 in the rear lens - Adapts just like your eyes for great shots, day or night.
iPhone X
Wide-angle: f/1.8 aperture, Telephoto: f/2.4 aperture.
iPhone 8 Plus
Wide-angle: f/1.8 aperture, Telephoto: f/2.8 aperture.
Flaw Detection
Galaxy Note9
Yes - Intelligently detects flaws, so it's nearly impossible to take a bad shot.⁵
iPhone X
N/A
iPhone 8 Plus
N/A
Design
Take better selfies, control more content & doodle better doodles with the powerful new S Pen and our largest smartphone screen yet.
S Pen
Galaxy Note9
All-new S Pen — Now with intelligence for greater remote control.
iPhone X
N/A
iPhone 8 Plus
N/A
Screen & Display
Galaxy Note9
6.4" Quad HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display - See even more with our largest Infinity Display ever, a near bezel-less, full-frontal glass, edge-to-edge screen.⁶
iPhone X
5.8" Retina HD display
iPhone8 Plus
5.5" Retina HD display
The high-performing Galaxy Note9
With better cameras, more storage, and a larger display than any Galaxy phone yet, the Galaxy Note9 can be whatever work phone, camera phone, or all-around life phone you need.
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1Estimated against the usage profile of an average/typical user. Independently assessed by Strategy Analytics between 11-24 July 2018 in USA and UK with pre-release versions of SM-N960(128GB). Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, number of times charged, and many other factors.
2Source of battery mAh data: Forbes.
3For 512GB models equipped with additional 512GB SD card (sold separately). Availability of 512GB SD card may vary by country and manufacturer. Actual storage space availability may vary depending on pre-installed software.
4Accuracy of Scene Optimizer may differ depending on shooting conditions including multiple subjects, being out of focus, or moving subjects.
5Accuracy of Flaw Detection may differ depending on surrounding conditions or subject.
6Measured diagonally, the screen size is 6.4" in the full rectangle and 6.3" with accounting for the rounded corners.