Galaxy Note9 - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 13 August 2018

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy Note9
OS : Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Dimensions : 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
Weight : 201 g
SIM Type : Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM : Yes
Headphones : Yes
Available Colors : Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is an Android phablet smartphone designed, developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy Note series. The Note9 has a 6.4 inch 1440p Super AMOLED display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The Note9 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC in the U.S. and China or a Samsung Exynos 9810 SoC outside the U.S. & China. It has 128 or 512 GB storage options. The 128 GB model has 6 GB of RAM while the 512 GB has 8 GB of RAM. All models also have a microSD card slot that can support a microSD card that stores up to 512 gigabytes of data, expanding storage up to 1 terabyte with the 512 GB model. The Note9 has fast wireless charging capabilities via the Qi standard. The biggest change to the Note9 is to the S-Pen. The S-Pen now has Bluetooth capabilities, including the ability to tap the button on it to do certain tasks, such as moving forwards or backwards in presentations or taking photos, and third party support is provided for apps via an SDK. The Note9 ships with Android Oreo 8.1 with Samsung Experience 9.5 skin on top.

Hardware Specification

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
RAM Size : 8 GB, 6 GB
Internal Storage : 512 GB, 128 GB
Expandable Storage : microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Display Specification

Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 6.4 inches
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 1440 x 2960 pixels
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Main Camera : Dual, 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55, 1.4um, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6, 1um, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec
Front Camera : 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6, 1.22um, AF

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

Connectivity

Operating Frequency : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHZ, 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHZ, LTE 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)
Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Connectivity NFC : Yes
Connectivity USB : 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Connectivity Ant+ : Yes

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes
Location Beidou : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5 mm

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
Audio Playing Format : MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
Gyro Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes
Barometer Sensor : Yes