OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10
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Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Manufactured in August, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
- Larger display: 6.55in
- Higher pixel density: 402ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10
- Lighter design: 168g vs 192g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2280 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| Pixel density | 402 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.3 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.9 % | 97.1 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 323 Hz | 236 Hz |
| Response time | 13 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160 mm (6.3 in) | 151 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) | 71.8 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75) - 2/2.73 (M4) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 432 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 770 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 651.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1489 | 957 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3996 | 2512 |
| CPU | 248662 | 153515 |
| GPU | 308723 | 210357 |
| Memory | 169685 | 150340 |
| UX | 210435 | 129814 |
| NanoReview Score | 937505 | 644026 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 48.8 °C | 48.6 °C |
| Stability | 55 % | 78 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 20 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5761 | 3345 |
| Writing score | 15081 | 9229 |
| Web score | 11112 | 6604 |
| Video editing | 6018 | 5834 |
| Data manipulation | 10751 | 6760 |
| NanoReview Score | 12032 | 8546 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 35 GB | 20 GB |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 13 | One UI 4.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes Qi/PMA (12 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (100% in 29 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:29 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:52 h | 06:34 h |
| Video Playback | 11:44 h | 11:12 h |
| Games | 04:32 h | 04:27 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 84 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 140 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Monochrome: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX689 | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - SBAS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2, 3, 5, 8 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B(2000/B)/B20/B150) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | August, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2021 yr | August, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 730 | 949 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 9 the clear winner in this comparison.
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