Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

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)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 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, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

161.9 mm

148.9 mm
Width

76.4 mm

68.1 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8 mm
Weight

201 g

150 g
Stylus

Yes(Bluetooth integration)

-
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Black Night, Burgundy Red

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

516 ppi

426 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10 compliant, Always-on display

Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

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

16 MP, f/1.7 , 1.12 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

107

-
DxOMark video

94

-
DxOMark camera score

103

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/1.7 , 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm

8 MP, f/1.7 , 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm, 25 mm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Selfie camera video

1440p@30fps

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

96

-
DxOMark video

86

-
DxOMark camera score

92

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

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 Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

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

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