| Samsung Galaxy Note8  | VS | Samsung Galaxy Note9  | 
	
		| September 01, 2017 | Released: | August 24, 2018 | 
	
		| Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | Operating System: | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 | 
	
		| Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink | Colors: | Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White | 
	
		| SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD | Models: | SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 | 
	
		| 4G, 3G, 2G | Network Speed: | 4G, 3G, 2G | 
	
		| Display | 
	
		| 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (83.2% screen-to-body ratio) | Size: | 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (83.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 
	
		| 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (521 ppi density) | Resolution: | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (516 ppi density) | 
	
		| Super AMOLED, HDR10 | Type: | Super AMOLED, HDR10 | 
	
		| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Protection: | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | 
	
		| Body | 
	
		| 162.5
                                    mm (6.40 in) | Height: | 161.9 mm (6.37 in) | 
	
		| 74.8
                                    mm (2.94 in) | Width: | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 
	
		| 8.6
                                    mm (0.34 in) | Thickness: | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 
	
		| 195 g | Weight: | 201 g | 
	
		| IPx8 | Water Resistant: | IPx8 | 
	
		| Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Material: | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | 
	
		| Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | SIM: | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 
	
		| Rear Camera | 
	
		| 2 | Number of Cameras: | 2 | 
	
		| 12 MP, f/1.7, 26 mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52 mm (telephoto), 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom | Camera Resolutions: | 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26 mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52 mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom | 
	
		| 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS | Video Resolution: | 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 
	
		| LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Features: | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | 
	
		| Front (Selfie) Camera | 
	
		| 8 MP, f/1.7, 25 mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) | Camera Resolutions: | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25 mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) | 
	
		| 1440p@30fps | Video Resolution: | 1440p@30fps | 
	
		| Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Features: | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | 
	
		| Battery | 
	
		| Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable | Battery Capacity: | Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable | 
	
		| Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent | Charging: | Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent | 
	
		| Hardware | 
	
		| Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
 | Chipset: | Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
 | 
	
		| Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
 | Processor: | 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
 | 
	
		| Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China
 | GPU: | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
 | 
	
		| 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM | Memory: | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 
	
		| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | Memory Card Slot: | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | 
	
		| Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Sensors: | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | 
	
		| No | Radio: | No | 
	
		| Yes | Audio Jack 3.5 mm: | Yes | 
	
		| Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | Other: | Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | 
	
		| Network & Connectivity | 
	
		| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi: | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
	
		| 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | Bluetooth: | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 
	
		| USB Type-C 3.1 | USB: | USB Type-C 3.1 | 
	
		| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | 
	
		| Yes | NFC: | Yes | 
	
		| LTE / HSPA / GSM | Technology: | LTE / EVDO / HSPA / CDMA / GSM |