Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Realme GT2

Product
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
690 USD
Realme GT2
689 USD

Price
690 USD
689 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy Note 9
RMX3310, RMX3312, RMX3311

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China

Dimensions
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)
162.9 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm (6.41 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)
194.5 / 199.8 g (depending on color) (7.05 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Paper White, Paper Green, Steel Black, Titanium Blue

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits (peak)
Size
6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.62 inches, 105.8 cm2 (~85.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~398 ppi density)

OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0
Android 12, Realme UI 3.0
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 660

RAM
6GB/8GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB/512GB UFS 2.1
128GB/256GB UFS 3.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Unknown MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide)
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
Lens 3
Unknown MP, (macro)

Lens 1
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera
16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.0µm
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
1440p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
Fast charging 65W, 100% in 33 min (advertised)

Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio
No, 24-bit/192kHz audio

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
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Display
Performance AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
-26.8 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality
Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 97h
Endurance rating 115h
Performance
AnTuTu: 810512 (v9) GeekBench: 3487 (v5.1) GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)