Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 8: Specs comparison

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Last year, the Galaxy Note 8 brought the Note lineup into the modern age following the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. In addition to the Infinity display, the Galaxy Note 8 was also the first Samsung flagship with dual rear cameras. Thanks to the fact that the Galaxy Note 7 was taken off the market, the Galaxy Note 8 came off as a huge upgrade for Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy Note 4 owners.

Samsung has now unveiled the Galaxy Note 9, and you are probably wondering how it compares to its predecessor as far as specs are concerned. Well, it comes off as quite the upgrade even over the Galaxy Note 8, as the Note 9 gets the best of both the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy S9+. You have stereo speakers, the biggest battery yet of any Samsung flagship (not counting the Galaxy S Active smartphones), 8GB of RAM, a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen, and more.

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 8

There are quite a few minor changes as well (such as official support for 512GB microSD cards and Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box), so if you're looking to see how the specs on the Note 9 compare to the Galaxy Note 8, you can do so in the table below. For more information on the Galaxy Note 9, do check out our devices section as well, where you can compare it with many more Samsung devices.

	Galaxy Note 9	Galaxy Note 8
Display	6.4-inch Quad HD+ (2960×1440) Infinity, Super AMOLED, 18.5:9, 516 ppi	6.3-inch Quad HD+ Infinity, Super AMOLED, 18.5:9, 521 ppi
S Pen	Yes, 4,096 pressure levels, Bluetooth control	Yes, 4,096 pressure levels
Processor	Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Octa-core, 10nm, 64-bit	Samsung Exynos 8895/Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, 64-bit, 10nm
RAM	6GB/8GB	6GB
Rear Camera	12-megapixel primary, Dual Aperture (F1.5-F2.4), Dual Pixel, OIS 12-megapixel telephoto secondary, F2.4, 2x optical zoom, OIS	12-megapixel primary, F1.7, Dual Pixel, OIS 12-megapixel telephoto secondary, F2.4, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front camera	8-megapixel autofocus, F1.7 aperture	8-megapixel, autofocus, f/1.9
Storage	128GB/512GB internal, microSD slot (up to 512GB)	64GB/256GB internal, microSD slot (up to 256GB)
Software	Android 8.1 Oreo, upgradeable to Android 9.0 Pie	Android 7.1.1, upgradeable to Android 8.0
Battery	4,000 mAh, fast wired and fast wireless charging	3,300 mAh, fast wired and fast wireless charging
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO, LTE Cat.18, Bluetooth® v 5.0, ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC, GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou)	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, LTE Cat.16, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth® v 5.0, ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC, GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou
Security	Fingerprint sensor (rear), iris scanner, facial recognition, Intelligent Scan (iris + face)	Fingerprint sensor (rear), iris scanner, facial recognition
Other features	Samsung Pay (NFC+MST), Bixby 2.0, IP68 water resistance, heart rate sensor, AKG earphones, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, DeX mode, AR Emoji, Super slow-mo (960 fps)	Samsung Pay (NFC+MST), Bixby, water resistance, heart rate sensor, AKG earphones
Dimensions	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8mm, 201g	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm, 195g

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

Phone Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 8

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 8

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500

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