Apple iPhone 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
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Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
battery
General
Charging
Talk time
Playing Music
Stand By
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone 11
Price
Advantages
CAMERA Front: Dual: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
BATTERY Charging: Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
BODY Dimensions: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
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Model
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Price
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: 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
DISPLAY Size: 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1
MEMORY Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
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launch
Announced
2019, September
Status
Available. Released 2019, September
platform
OS
iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 14.4
Chipset
Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120Ë, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Front
Dual: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2
Resolution
828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Technology
Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating 625 nits Dolby Vision HDR10 True-tone Wide color gamut 120 Hz touch-sensing
battery
General
Li-Ion 3110 mAh, non-removable (11.91 Wh)
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
Talk time
—
Playing Music
About 65 h
Stand By
About 17 h
body
Dimensions
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight
194 g (6.84 oz, 0.43 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2221 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2111 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2223
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
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launch
Announced
2018, August 09
Status
Available. Released 2018, August 24
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU
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
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0Âµm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front
Dual: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22Âµm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Video
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED, HDR10
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
battery
General
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 15W
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
Stand By
—
body
Dimensions
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
201 g (7.09 oz, 0.44 lb)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
—
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
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Summary

The Galaxy Note 9 uses a more powerful CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) in comparison with the iPhone 11. It is a significant specification of this model as fast processor allows the owner to play more part of modern games without lags.

The iPhone 11 front camera specs are better than that of the Galaxy Note 9: (0 megapixels and 2.2 aperture versus 0 megapixels and 1.7 aperture). If you want to shoot selfie photos of a good quality then it is an important advantage for you.

The Galaxy Note 9 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) screen resolution with 514 ppi pixel density that is better than the iPhone 11 2K HD (828 x 1792 pixels) screen resolution with 323 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a right choice for playing games. The iPhone 11 smartphone is easier to use as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Galaxy Note 9: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm versus 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm. The iPhone 11 cell phone weight 194g that is 7g lighter than the weight of the Galaxy Note 9.

The Galaxy Note 9 smartphone is produced with a card slot. It's a pleasant pros: the owner can easily expand internal storage and transfer files. The Galaxy Note 9 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 4000mah battery that is 890mah bigger compared to the iPhone 11 cell. That's mean this model will work longer without charging.

Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Galaxy Note 9 is the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.