Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA) vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA)

Announced On:August, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Announced On:December, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA) vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA)	Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Price
EUR: €450	EUR: €200
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in)	161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
Weight
171 g (6.03 oz)	200 g (7.05 oz)
Build
Stylus	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Colors
Black Sapphire, White Pearl	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink
Models
SM-N920, SM-N920P, SM-N920V, SM-N920R, SM-N920W8, SM-N920R4	SM-A900F, SM-A9000

Type
Display
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm² (~76.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 99.2 cm² (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N920V, N920R	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
2, 3, 4, 7, 13 N920V	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM	32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.0	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA, LTE (3CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) Features: HDR Video: 1440p@30fps	8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264	MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	FM radio, RDS, recording

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Upgradable
Upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)	Upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T760MP8	Adreno 510
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1529 Basemark X: 15290

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (PMA)	18W wired
Talk Time
Up to 28 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 57 h

Features
Additional Features
ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	ANT+

SAR US
Misc
1.16 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.51 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)	0.18 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)

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