Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G and Samsung Galaxy Note9

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G and Samsung Galaxy Note9 [S]ave

Attribute	Samsung Galaxy Note9 ×	Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G ×
General
Brand	Samsung	Samsung
Launch
Announced	2018-08-09	2021-01-14
Body
Width (mm)	8.8	7.8
Length (mm)	161.9	161.5
Height (mm)	76.4	75.6
Weight (g)	201	200
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Glass	Glass
Frame	Aluminum	Aluminum
Network
Technology	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE	5G CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G bands	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	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 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G bands	-	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (CA)
Platform
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 11
Chipset	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA	Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM 512GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6.4	6.7
Resolution (px)	1440 x 2960	1080 x 2400
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display Type	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Charging	Fast charging 15W, Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent	Fast charging 25W, USB Power Delivery 3.0, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capcity (mAh)	4000	4800
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Dual	Triple
Main Camera Properties	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	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Main Camera Video	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Main Camera Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Dual	Single
Selfie Camera Properties	2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Selfie Camera Video	1440p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Comms
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	+
NFC	+	+
Radio	No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	-
Features
Sensors	Iris scanner SpO2 accelerometer barometer compass fingerprint (rear-mounted) gyro heart rate proximity	Fingerprint (under display accelerometer barometer compass gyro proximity ultrasonic)
Misc
Colors	Alpine White Lavender Purple Metallic Copper Midnight Black Ocean Blue Pure White	Phantom Black Phantom Gold Phantom Pink Phantom Red Phantom Silver Phantom Violet
Models	SCV40 SM-N9600 SM-N960F SM-N960N SM-N960U SM-N960U1 SM-N960W SM-N960X	SM-G9960 SM-G996B SM-G996B/DS SM-G996N SM-G996U SM-G996U1 SM-G996W
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.38	0.54
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	1.51	1.33
SAR Head (W/kg)	1.29	0.65
SAR Body (W/kg)	1.03	0.95