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Nokia 3 Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Launch
Released
Jun, 2017 Aug, 2018
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android OS 7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
N/A One UI 2.5
Dimensions
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.5 mm 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
140 g 201 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Color Options
Silver White, Matte Black, Tempered Blue, Copper White Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch Super AMOLED
Size
5.0 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (~294 PPI pixel density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Galss (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
N/A HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-Ion Non removable), 2650 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
Charging
N/A Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
1.4 Quad-Core Cortex-A53 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
Chipset
Mediatek MT6737 Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-T720MP2 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
2GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
16GB built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
MicroSD Card (Support up to 256GB) microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
8 MP, autofocus, LED flash Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features
f/2.0, 1.12 um pixel size, Geo-tagging, touch focus, Video

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS , 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.0, autofocus Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual Sim (Mini-SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps) GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, Proximity Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Document viewer/editor, Photo/video editor NA
Pricing
Price
USD $160 USD $1,140
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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