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Samsung Galaxy Note5


Samsung Galaxy Note9


Samsung Galaxy Note5
Samsung Galaxy Note9

Released in August 2015. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 518 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in August 2018. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,960 pixels and 516 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 9810 with up to 8 GB memory and 512 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (18%)
  • Much thinner (16%)
  • Larger screen (11%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (21%)
  • Much better battery capacity (25%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Samsung Galaxy Note9
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2015 August 2018
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) Experience UI (Android 8.1)
Dimensions
Size 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in
Weight 171 g
6.03 oz
201 g
7.09 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,440 x 2,960 pixels
PPI 518 516
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide Dual camera
12 MP f/1.5 Wide
12 MP f/2.4 Telephoto
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide Dual camera
8 MP f/1.7 Wide
2 MP Iris
Storage
Memory 4 GB 6 GB
8 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 9810
Octa-core processor
10 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Mali-G72 MP18
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 4,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Samsung Galaxy Note9

Samsung Galaxy Note5

Samsung Galaxy Note9

5.7"
171 g
6.03 oz

6.4"
201 g
7.09 oz