Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency 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)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

162.5 mm

161.9 mm
Width

74.8 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

195 g

201 g
Stylus

Yes

Yes(Bluetooth integration)
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

Yes, IP68

IP68
Colors

Deep Sea Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Grey

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Camera features

1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm, geo-tagging, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1/2.55" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

100

107
DxOMark video

84

94
DxOMark camera score

94

103

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity