Samsung Galaxy Note FE vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Note FE

Samsung Galaxy Note FE

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy Note FE or Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Note FE Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)
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Release date 2017, July 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 2.91 in 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.19 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 210 g | 7.41 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Onyx, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium White, Black, Gold
Battery 3200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 68 h
Talking time - Up to 33 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 109 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 6" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 99.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 367 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - HDR10
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -16 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.8'', OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/1.9
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Experience UI 9
Chipset - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T880 MP12 Adreno 510
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 234
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 721
GeekBench 5 Single Core 350 231
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1184 841
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1300
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3796
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3558

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -A910F/DS
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) -A910F/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.46 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
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-ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging
-Qi wireless charging
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus

- ANT+
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Versions: N935F/DS (Malaysia, Philippines); N935S, N935K, N935L (Korea) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition

- Also known as Samsung A9 Pro Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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