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Tecno POVA 5G Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Launch
Release Date
Dec, 2021 Aug, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
HIOS 8.0 One UI 2.5
Dimensions
172.8 x 78.2 x 9.1 mm (6.80 x 3.08 x 0.36 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
- 201 g
Body
NA 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
Aether Black Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size
6.9 inches
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6.4 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2460 pixels (~389 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
120Hz refresh rate HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 6000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) 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 MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G (6 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128GB Built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
QVGA
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
Quad-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps

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
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Dual-LED flash, Video 1080p@30fps
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 (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 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... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
SA/NSA 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
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer 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
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 305 USD $1,140
Resale Value
Moderate Very High
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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