Product
Samsung Galaxy Note9
Samsung Galaxy Note9
Apple iPhone 11
Apple iPhone 11
Battery
Charging 15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3110 mAh, non-removable (11.91 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Dimensions 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus (Bluetooth integration) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) 828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Size 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Launch
Announced 2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24 2019, September 10
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, September 20
Main Camera
Dual 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 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White
Models SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 A2221, A2111, A2223, iPhone12,1
SAR 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2221
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2111, A2223
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 97h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB -
Performance AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
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 Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Selfie camera
Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) -
Features HDR HDR
Single - 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audio -
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -94.2dB / Crosstalk -80.8dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 94h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - 1505:1 contrast ratio, 644 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - Voice 70dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 76dB
Performance - AnTuTu: 419453 (v7) GeekBench: 13882 (v4.4) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)