| Product |
Samsung Galaxy Note9
|
Google Pixel 9a
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) |
23W wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Bypass charging |
| Type |
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable |
Li-Po 5100 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back |
| Dimensions |
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIM |
| Weight |
201 g (7.09 oz) |
186 g (6.56 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 1.5m for 30 min) |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
USB Type-C 3.1 |
USB Type-C 3.2 |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) |
| Display |
| Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Resolution |
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) |
1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Super AMOLED, HDR10 |
P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak) |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| |
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
Circle to Search |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24 |
2025, March 19 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2025, April 10 |
| 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 |
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm |
| Features |
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take |
| Video |
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
No |
| Internal |
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
| |
UFS 2.1 |
UFS 3.1 |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White |
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony |
| Models |
SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 |
GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12 |
| SAR |
1.29 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) |
- |
| SAR EU |
0.38 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body) |
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.39 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 800 / 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, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Technology |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| |
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, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA |
| 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 |
Google Tensor G4 (4 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 |
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU |
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
Mali-G715 MP7 |
| OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 |
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades |
| 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, panorama |
| Single |
- |
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm |
| Video |
1440p@30fps |
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
| |
32-bit/384kHz audio |
- |
| Tests |
| Battery (new) |
- |
Active use score 12:42h |
| Loudspeaker |
- |
-27.2 LUFS (Good) |
