Tecno D9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Comparing the Tecno D9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while Tecno D9 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 the better performer.

Display: Tecno D9 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers 5.7 inches, making Tecno D9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Tecno D9's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Tecno D9 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Tecno D9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers 3.7 MP, making Tecno D9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3220 mAh, while Tecno D9 offers 2450 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Tecno D9 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers 32 GB, making Tecno D9 the better option for storage.

Tecno D9

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

₹36,900

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

18 Jan, 2014

21 Oct, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A	Snapdragon 805	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
540x960 px	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP	3.7 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
2450 mAh	3220 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	32 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.1/5

(4,373 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

TouchWiz UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz

Quad core, 2.7 GHz, Krait 450

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 420

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

3 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

184 ppi

515 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.39 %

74.06 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

165 mm

153.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

84.2 mm

78.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

10.4 mm

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

176 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2488 Pixels

4608 x 3456 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

3.7 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Other
2560x1440 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2450 mAh

3220 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

32 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.183 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes 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) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Stylus

N/A

Yes

N/A

HDMI

N/A

Yesvia microUSB

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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