Nokia 9 PureView vs Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Nokia 9 PureView or Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Nokia 9 PureView | Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2016, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155 x 75 x 8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.95 in | 162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 3.18 in | |
| Weight | 172 g | 6.07 oz | 189 g | 6.67 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Blue | Gold, Pink Gold, Black | |
| Battery | 3320 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 620 EUR | 430 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | Type P-OLE | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.99" in | 6" in | |
| Screen area | 92.6 cm2 | 99.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 79.7% | 75.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2880 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 538 PPI | 367 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 5 MP, Five | 16 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -5x 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm -(2x RGB & 3x B/W cameras, working simultaneously) -TOF camera |
-16 MP, PDAF, f/1.9 | |
| Functions | Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 85 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 88 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 80 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, 1.0µm | 16 MP, f/1.9 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 510 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 399852 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 240222 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 546 | 224 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1958 | 806 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2158 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 504 | 215 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2146 | 953 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1294 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4035 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4099 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head) 1.62 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) -USB Power Delivery -Fast wireless charging 10W (Qi); 5W (PMA) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging - |
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