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Samsung Galaxy Note9
Display
6.4" 1440 x 2960 pixels
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Main camera
12MP
Battery
4000 mAh
6.5
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Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced
2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24
Status
Discontinued
Body
Dimensions
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
201 g (7.09 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Durability
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size
6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
AnTuTu (v11, est.)
248823
Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Type
UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules
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
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Module
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features
HDR · 1440p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wiredWireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Models
SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
SAR
1.29 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
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