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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Nokia 8.1

Summary
Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

6 GB RAM

Snapdragon 710

4 GB RAM

MediaTek Dimensity 7025

8GB + 8GB Virtual RAM or Also available in 12GB + 12GB Virtual RAM

Display

6.4" (16.26 cm)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

6.18" (15.7 cm)

1080x2246 px (FHD+)

6.5", 120Hz

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

12 MP + 13 MP

Dual Camera

50 MP OIS + 8 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

20 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

29 h talktime (3G)

3500 mAh

6000 mAh

Storage

128 GB

512 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

400 GB (Expandable)

128 GB or 256 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.5/5

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4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 4,094 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 12,731 ratings

Benchmarks

N/A

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General
Launch Date

August 22, 2018 (Official)

December 20, 2018 (Official)

April 16, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v14

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Android One

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

MediaTek Dimensity 7025
Antutu Score: Close to 500k

CPU

Octa core (2.7 GHz, Quad core, M3 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 + 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360)

Octa core (2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP18

Adreno 616

IMG BXM-8-256

RAM

6 GB

4 GB

8GB + 8GB Virtual RAM or Also available in 12GB + 12GB Virtual RAM

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Excellent
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 " (16.26 cm)

6.18 " (15.7 cm)

6.5 ", 120Hz

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1080x2246 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

18.7:9

20:9

Pixel Density

514 ppi

403 ppi

405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.42 %

82.03 %

85.53 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Gorilla Glass 3

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 161.9 mm
Width: 76.4 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm

Height: 154.8 mm
Width: 75.7 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Height: 161.56 mm
Width: 73.82 mm
Thickness: 8.89 mm

Weight

201 grams

180 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Colours

Midnight Black, Lavender Purple, Metallic Copper, Ocean Blue, Snow White

Blue, Silver, Iron

Mint Green, Pearl Blue, Ice Lilac

Waterproof

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

, Splash proof, IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Dual

Dual

Resolution

12 MP f/1.5, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

12 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera(2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)13 MP f/2.2

50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1.22µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(1.12µm pixel size)

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

, Dual optical image stabilization

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Very Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)

20 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(0.9µm pixel size)

16 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1µm pixel size)

Autofocus

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

2560x1440 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

4000 mAh

3500 mAh

6000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 29 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Quick, v2.0, 15W

, Fast, 18W

, Turbo, 33W: 50 % in 33 minutes

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

128 GB

64 GB

128 GB or 256 GB
UFS 2.2

Expandable Memory

, Up to 512 GB

, Up to 400 GB

, Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 109 GB

Up to 50.3 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

14 5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

14 5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.223 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

HDMI

No

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos Stereo Speakers

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Rear

Side

IRIS Scanner

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus

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