Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is out but should you get Note 10 Plus or save some money and get the Note 9? So, we decided to list the differences between the entry level Note 10 and compared it with the now-older Note 9.
Note 9 features on left and Note 10 features on right.
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China Exynos 9825 (7 nm) – EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) – USA/China
CPU Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA
Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China Octa-core (2×2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4×1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1×2.8 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.4 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 485) – USA/China
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA
Adreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China Mali-G76 MP12 – EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 – USA/China
Fun fact – My old and trusty Galaxy Note 4 has higher resolution screen than Note 10. #GalaxyNote10 #SamsungEvent #samsunggalaxynote10 #samsungunpacked2019 #SamsungUnpacked #GalaxyNote4 #tech pic.twitter.com/trp15qMMaI
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Card slot microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only No
Internal 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Modules 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/1.5-1.8-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
32-bit/384kHz audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 32-bit/384kHz audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Dolby Atmos/AKG sound
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Colors Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black