Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Note 10 Lite
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9810) that was released on August 9, 2018, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, which is powered by the same chip and came out 17 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 30% higher pixel density (514 vs 394 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
- Stereo speakers
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
- Shows 14% longer battery life (31:54 vs 27:58 hours)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4000 mAh
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 514 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 520 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.32% | 86.6% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 144.6% | 140.4% |
| PWM | 227 Hz | 229 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Brown | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3 |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP18 | Mali-G72 MP18 |
| GPU shading units | 324 | 324 |
| GPU clock | 572 MHz | 572 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~370.6 GFLOPS | ~370.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 135620 | 145575 |
| GPU | 103023 | 116075 |
| Memory | 87524 | 94664 |
| UX | 108426 | 116061 |
| Total score | 437260 | 476742 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 48.7 °C | 41.9 °C |
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2333 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5059 | - |
| Video editing | 5466 | - |
| Photo editing | 9362 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5812 | - |
| Writing score | 6149 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 2.5 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 19 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:13 hr | 11:40 hr |
| Watching video | 12:59 hr | 13:07 hr |
| Gaming | 04:40 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 105 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS) |
| Ultra-wide lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2018 | January 2020 |
| Release date | August 2018 | February 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.381 W/kg | 0.29 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.509 W/kg | 1.08 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite . But if the display, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 .
