It won't exactly weigh you down, but if you like your phone to be light and pocketable, those aren't plus points.įor those reasons, the Galaxy S9 is likely to be a better bet for most people's everyday smartphone needs: you get stunning design, and performance that's as good as the Note 9, in a more compact and much cheaper package. Remember too that the big screen makes the Note 9 more unwieldy: it's larger than the Galaxy S9 by 14 x 8mm, and 38g heavier. At launch, the cheapest Note 9 model will set you back £363 more than a Galaxy S9 (assuming you shop around for the latter). The main appeal of the Galaxy Note has always been its huge screen and S Pen stylus, but the latest iteration scores over the Galaxy S9 in a few other ways too – namely a larger battery, a more versatile rear camera and more generous storage space options.Īll that comes at a price, however. £179.49 Buy now Samsung Note 9 vs Galaxy S9: Verdict You can thus expect the Note 9 to last longer on a charge, although the larger screen will eat up some of that extra power. At the front, meanwhile, you get the same 8-megapixel camera as found on the Galaxy S9.Ī final difference is battery size: the Galaxy S9 has a 3,000mAh battery, while the Note 9 gets a 4,000mAh unit. A neat new touch with the Note 9 is that you can use the S Pen as a remote shutter, so you can trigger the camera from afar. The other is a f/2.4 telephoto lens with optical zoom. One lens is the same as the S9’s, with an aperture that automatically switches between f/1.5 and f/2.4 according to lighting conditions. The Note 9, meanwhile, features a dual-lens rear camera like the Note 8.
HANDY NOTE 9 UPGRADE
The key upgrade over its predecessor is the much wider f/1.5 aperture on the rear. The Galaxy S9 has a similar setup to the S8, with a single 12-megapixel camera at the rear and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Still, if you need more space on the Galaxy S9, you can always add a microSD card – capacities up to 512GB are supported. The Galaxy S9 comes in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB versions, while the Note 9 starts at 128GB and goes up to a whopping 512GB.
Storage options, however, are quite different. The Galaxy S9 and Note 9 have basically the same internals: US models get a Snapdragon 845, while over here we get Samsung’s superfast eight-core Exynos 9810 processor, clocked at 2.9GHz. Samsung Note 9 vs Galaxy S9: Specifications The S9 can be had in midnight black, lilac purple and coral blue, while the Note 9 is offered in midnight black, lavender purple and ocean blue - with the latter version including a striking yellow stylus. That larger chassis does however accommodate a handy slot for the included S Pen stylus, which you can use to handwrite notes and draw on the screen – something the Galaxy S9 lacks.īoth devices are available in three colour schemes, but the selections are subtly different. The S9 measures 148 x 69mm, with a thickness of 8.5mm and a weight of 163g the Note 9 measures a rather larger 162 x 76 x 9mm, and weighs a more substantial 201g. One obvious difference between the Galaxy S9 and the Note 9 is size. That means a slightly lower pixel density of 516ppi, but the difference won't be visible to the naked eye. Here, the edge-to-edge Super AMOLED panel measures 6.4in, but it has the same resolution as the Galaxy S9. The Galaxy Note 9 also looks similar to its predecessor, although again it has slimmer bezels and screen edges than the Note 8. Samsung Galaxy S9 review: Samsung's best-ever phone, but should you upgrade to the Galaxy S10?
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