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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

What is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Samsung Galaxy S10 5G? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.

Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy Note 9	Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
Rating	(+)	(+)
Review	Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Review	Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Review
Release date	2018, August	2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD)	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm \| 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.01 in	162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm \| 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.04 in
Weight	201 g \| 7.09 oz	198 g \| 6.98 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Colors	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White	Prism White, Black, Gold
Battery	4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price	750 EUR	1160 EUR

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.4" inc	6.7" inc
Screen area	103.2 cm²	112.0 cm²
Screen format	18.5:9 (height:width)	19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.4%	89.4%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2960 px	1440 x 3040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	516 PPI	502 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs	- HDR10 -Always-on display	- HDR10+ -Always-on display

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12 MP, Dual	12 MP, Quad
Camera specs	-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	-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), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) -TOF camera
Functions	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score	103	116
DxOMark Photo	107	124
DxOMark Video	94	100
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	10 MP, Dual
Specifications	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF	10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF TOF camera
Functions	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1440p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score	92	97
DxOMark Photo	96	101
DxOMark Video	86	90

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI	Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset	- Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China	- Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Processor 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 (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	No
Internal memory	512 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM	256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	320265	395326
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	521
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1790
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	2025
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	1958
GeekBench 5 Single Core	480	762
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	2002	2150
GeekBench 4 Single Core	2358
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	8531
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	9353
GeekBench 4 Battery	5154

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
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Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - USA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 24(1600), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - China -5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N78
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation		SAR - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos/AKG sound

Other features

Sensors	- Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	- Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus (Bluetooth integration)	- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions	- SM-N960F/DS (Global); SM-N960U (USA); SM-N9600/DS (LATAM, Brazil, China)	- Versions: SM-G977N (China); SM-G977U (USA)

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