Galaxy Note 9 vs. Galaxy Note 8: What Exactly Changed in One Year?

Display Size 6.4-inch, 1440 x 2960 pixel display (514 ppi) 6.3-inch, 2960 x 1440 pixel display (522 ppi) Resolution X 1440 2960 Resolution Y 2960 1440 Display Type Quad HD+ Super AMOLED Quad HD+ Operating System Android 8.1 (at launch) Android 7.1.1 (at launch) Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm processor/Octa core (2.35GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm processor – Differs by market RAM 6GB/8GB 6GB Storage

• 128GB
• 512GB

• 64GB
• 128GB
• 256GB

External Storage Yes Yes External Storage Specs

• microSD up to 512GB

• microSD up to 256GB

Main Camera (Back) 12MP 12MP Secondary Camera (Front) 8MP 8MP Networks

• Enhanced 4×4 MIMO/CA, LAA, LTE Cat.18

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE Battery 4000mAh 3300mAh NFC Yes Yes Connectivity

• USB Type-C

• 3.5mm Headphone jack
• MST
• USB Type-C

Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Barometer
• Fingerprint
• Gyro
• Geomagnetic
• Hall
• Heart rate
• Iris
• Pressure
• Proximity
• RGB

• Accelerometer
• Ambient light
• Barometer
• Fingerprint
• Geomagnetic
• Gyroscope
• Hall
• Heart rate
• Iris
• Proximity
• Pressure

GPS

• BeiDou
• Galileo
• Glonass
• GPS

• BeiDou
• Galileo
• Glonass
• GPS

Height 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) 162.5 mm (6.40 inches) Width 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) Depth 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) Colors N/A N/A Supported Audio Formats MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE Supported Video Formats MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM