Samsung Galaxy Note9

General Information

• Colors:
• Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White

• Models:
• SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X

• SAR:
• 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• $ 623.99 / £ 539.00 / ₹ 42,999

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only), CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

• 4G bands:
• 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), 71(600) - Global, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2018, August

• Status:
• Available. Released 2018, August

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

• Weight:
• 201 g (7.09 oz)

• Build:
• Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Stylus (Bluetooth integration)

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5, HDR10, Always-on display

Platform

• OS:
• Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI

• Chipset:
• Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

• CPU:
• Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China

• GPU:
• Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

• Internal:
• 128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

• Dual:
• na

• Features:
• LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

• Video:
• 2160p@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• na

• Features:
• Dual video call, Auto-HDR

• Video:
• 1440p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes, with stereo speakers

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, 32-bit/384kHz audio, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

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

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 15W, Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 3377 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3064Basemark X: 41994

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 97h