| Product |
Samsung Galaxy Note9
|
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) |
50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min |
| Type |
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable |
5000 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back |
| Dimensions |
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - India only |
| Weight |
201 g (7.09 oz) |
211 g (7.44 oz) |
| |
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration) |
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
5.4, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
USB Type-C 3.1 |
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| 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, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Display |
| Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Panda Glass |
| Resolution |
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) |
1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Super AMOLED, HDR10 |
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) |
| |
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Ultra HDR image support |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| |
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 04 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2025, March 25 |
| 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 |
- |
| Features |
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Triple |
- |
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto) (15cm - ∞), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
| Video |
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 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, 256GB 12GB RAM |
| |
UFS 2.1 |
- |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White |
Black, Gray |
| Models |
SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 |
A059P |
| SAR |
1.29 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) |
- |
| SAR EU |
0.38 W/kg (head) 1.51 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
HSPA, LTE, 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 |
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| 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) |
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| Platform |
| Chipset |
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (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 (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU |
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
Adreno 810 |
| OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 |
Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1 |
| Selfie camera |
| Dual |
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) |
- |
| Features |
HDR |
- |
| Single |
- |
50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76" |
| 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 13:37h |
| Display |
- |
1307 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker |
- |
-23.3 LUFS (Very good) |
| Performance |
- |
AnTuTu: 820097 (v10)
GeekBench: 3327 (v6)
3DMark: 1061 (Wild Life Extreme) |
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