Nokia 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S10

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Comparing the Nokia 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S10 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S10 runs at 2.73 GHz, making Nokia 9 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S10 offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Nokia 9 offers 5.99 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S10 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S10 features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Nokia 9's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S10 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia 9 and Samsung Galaxy S10 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Nokia 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S10 offers 10 MP, making Nokia 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Nokia 9 offers 3320 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S10 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 9 and Samsung Galaxy S10 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S10 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia 9 has a rating of 3.7.

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Nokia 9
₹56,299
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₹71,000
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
82%

Release Date

10 Jul, 2019
08 Mar, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
P-OLED
Dynamic AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3320 mAh
3400 mAh
Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

User Ratings

3.7/5
(183 ratings)
4.3/5
(63,186 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
271,486
AnTuTu Score
N/A
8h 07m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
Videos
5 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 10, 2019
(Official)
Mar 08, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Android One
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 MSM8998
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Mali-G76 MP12

RAM

6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
271,486

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED
Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3040 px (QHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19:9

Pixel Density

490 ppi
551 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.89 %
87.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

155 mm
149.9 mm

Width

75 mm
70.4 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

172 grams
157 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
12 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary CameraCMOS 1µm pixel size
10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3320 mAh
3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
8h 07m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.93 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope