Samsung Galaxy Note9

Released 2018, August
201g, 8.8mm thickness
Android 8.1, up to Android 10.0; One UI 2.0
128GB/512GB storage, microSDXC
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6.4"
1440x2960 pixels
12MP
2160p
6/8GB RAM
Exynos 9810
4000mAh
Li-Ion

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SM-N960F/DS

SM-N960U

SM-N9600/DS

SM-N960F/DS (Global); SM-N960U (USA); SM-N9600/DS (LATAM, Brazil, China)

Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2018, August
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2018, August

Body	Dimensions	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	201 g (7.09 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm² (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		HDR10 Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10.0; One UI 2.0
	Chipset	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1

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
	Video	2160p@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie camera	Dual	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
	Charging	Fast battery charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

Misc	Colors	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
	Models	SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
	SAR	1.29 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)
	Price	$ 338.99 / £ 419.99 / € 460.02 / ₹ 32,999

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 97h

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 - user opinions and reviews

Elie
33Z
21 Feb 2020

Great phone. Android 10 is smooth. Performance is great. U have Note 9 so u r a king. Battery all day long. In love with my note 9. Yesterday I received security patch for february.

jan_jm33
NJ8
17 Feb 2020

it seems battery is easy to drain

Bat21
ynf
13 Feb 2020

I agree with your comment about not being able to replace battery's. There is no reason they can not design a water resistant/proof shockproof phone with a replaceable battery compartment. Its just corporate greed to sell more phones. One reason I n...

Samsung Galaxy Note9

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