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Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Apple iPhone X vs LG G7 ThinQ Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 Apple iPhone X LG G7 ThinQ
Released · Aug 24, 2018
Released · Nov 03, 2017
Released · Jun 01, 2018
6.4-inch · 2960x1440px
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
6.1-inch · 3120x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
3GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
2716 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 09, 2018 Sep 12, 2017 May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $1000 3GB/64GB - $1149

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm 		5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm 		6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g 5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple Silver, Space gray Platinum gray, Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Raspberry rose

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.51% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.97% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR OLED, HDR, 625 nits IPS LCD, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 PPI 2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI 3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 2 (Good) 3 (Average)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 385 		Hexa-core
Monsoon and Mistral 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 630 Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 630
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/512GB 		3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 2716 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging 		Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm 		16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 30 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm 		12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm 		16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps) 		7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3 M3/T4 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos 32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 38, 39, 40, 41 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 03, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg
Phablet: 3.90 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512 GB storage
Memory 8GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1250
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $999
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM Yes
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 02, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMN960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.23 W/kg
Body: 0.85 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
A1865
for Verizon Wireless
LTE Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands 46
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval Date approved: May 02, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFG710VM
Measured SAR Head: 0.22 W/kg
Body: 1.06 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg
Phablet: 3.97 W/kg
for Verizon
LTE Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for Sprint
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26
TDD Bands 40, 41
for AT&T
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
for U.S. Cellular
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for T-Mobile
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for T-Mobile
OS Android (10)
LTE Bands 1, 3, 7, 13, 20
TDD Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
FCC approval Date approved: May 09, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFG710TM
Measured SAR Head: 0.29 W/kg
Body: 1.30 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg
Phablet: 3.96 W/kg
for Sprint
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
for U.S. Cellular
LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
TDD Bands 38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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