Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Vs Galaxy S8+ Why Note 9 Wins

It’s indeed a good time to do specs comparison of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Samsung Galaxy S8 plus. The S8 plus is an impressive smartphone which came out last year. It was incredible at that time. Recently, the release of Note 9 may have rendered that obsolete. Are Samsung lovers still waiting for Galaxy S10? Maybe not, with the release of Galaxy Note 9.

It’s possible for one to feel that Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is all we need. Users were not moved to upgrade quickly from Galaxy S8+ to S9+. Probably, they have a reason to do that now as we shall examine here.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is more for enterprise productivity and business-minded individuals already welcomed it before its release. Of course, Samsung Galaxy Note is a bit on the high side in pricing and it may not be able to enthrall the mainstream consumer. For Galaxy S8+ users, Note 9 has a plethora of features that they certainly will love. Galaxy Note 9 is the device that creates a better user experience for Samsung fans. From the dual rear camera with AI enhancements through 8GB of RAM, to 4000 mAh battery, Note 9 features are the rave!

Specs Comparison at a Glance

Take a few moment to examine which smartphone is the best for those looking nothing but top-notch performances:

Galaxy Note 9

Galaxy S8+

Display

6.4 inch Quad HD+ (2960 x 1440) Infinity, Super AMOLED

Display

6.2 inch Quad HD+ (2960 x 1440) Infinity Super AMOLED

S Pen

Yes – 4096 pressure levels, Bluetooth control

S Pen

No

Processor

Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Octa-Core, 10nm, 64 bit

Processor

8895/Snapdragon 835 Octa-core, 10nm, 64 bit

RAM

6GB/8GB

RAM

4GB

Rear Camera

12 megapixel primary, Dual Aperture (F1 5-F2 4) Dual Pixel, OIS 12 megapixel telephoto secondary, F2 4, 2x optical zoom, OIS

Rear Camera

12 megapixel, Dual pixel, OIS, F1 7 aperture

Front Camera

8 megapixel, autofocus, F1 7 aperture

Front Camera

8 megapixel, autofocus, F1 7 aperture

Storage

128GB/512GB internal, microSD slot (up to 512GB)

Storage

64/128GB internal microSD slot (up to 256GB)

Software

Android 8.1 Oreo upgradeable to Android 9.0 Pie

Software

Android 7.0 Oreo, upgradeable to Android 8.0 Oreo

 

Battery

4000 mAh, fast wired and fast wireless charging

Battery

3500 mAh fast wired and fast wireless charging

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU MIMO, LTE Cat.18, Bluetooth v5.0, ANT+, USB Type C, NFC, GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU MIMO, LTE Cat. 16, Bluetooth v5.0, ANT+, USB Type C, NFC GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou

Security

Fingerprint sensor (Rear), iris scanner, facial recognition, Intelligent Scan (iris + face)

Security

Fingerprint sensor (rear), an 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)

Dimension

161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8mm, 201g

Other Features

Samsung Pay (NFC + MST) Bixby, IP68 water resistance, heart rate sensor, AKG earphones

 

 

Dimension

159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm, 173g

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Conclusion

As you have seen, Samsung is doing a lot to impress users. The company is using battery life, storage, speed, processing power and other things like Bluetooth enabled S pen to fence off competition.

Crown all that up with a water-carbon cooling system devised to prevent overheating and artificial system that automatically delivers a powerful stable performance for Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

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