Oppo A9 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Comparison and Differences
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Oppo A9 (2020)
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Oppo A9 (2020) or Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Oppo A9 (2020) | Samsung Galaxy Note 9 |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2018, August |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.6 x 75.6 x 9.1 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.98 in | 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.01 in |
| Weight | 195 g | 6.88 oz | 201 g | 7.09 oz |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
| Colors | Marine Green, Space Purple | Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion |
| Approximate price | 750 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6.4" in |
| Screen area | 102.0 cm2 | 103.2 cm2 |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.5% | 83.4% |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1600 px | 1440 x 2960 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 270 PPI | 516 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Dual |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.3'', 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.3, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4'', 1.12µm, AF -2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm -2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm, depth sensor |
-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 |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| DxOMark Main Score | 103 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 107 | |
| DxOMark Video | 94 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 92 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 96 | |
| DxOMark Video | 86 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); ColorOS 6.1 | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | - 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 |
| GPU | Adreno 610 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal memory | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, UFS2.1 | 512 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 172000 | 320265 |
| 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 | 394 | 480 |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1375 | 2002 |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2358 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8531 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 9353 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 5154 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-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 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
| 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dolby Atmos sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Other extras |
- Reverse charging |
- 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) |
| Versions |
- SM-N960F/DS (Global); SM-N960U (USA); SM-N9600/DS (LATAM, Brazil, China) |
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