Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Realme GT8 Pro

690 USD

699 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Realme Mobiles

Galaxy Note 9

Realme GT8 Pro

2018, August 09

2025, October 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

1, 3, 5, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)

161.8 x 76.9 x 8.2 mm (6.37 x 3.03 x 0.32 in)

168 g (5.93 oz)

214 g or 218 g (7.69 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Glass front, aluminum frame, fiberglass back or silicone polymer (eco leather) back IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)

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)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White

Blue, Green, White

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM), 7000 nits (peak)

6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.79 inches, 112.8 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

1440 x 3136 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~508 ppi density)

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 7.0

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

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 (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Adreno 840

6GB/8GB

12GB/16GB

128GB/512GB UFS 2.1

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.8, 22mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

200 MP, f/2.6, 65mm, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Ricoh lens, Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, HDR, Dolby Vision, 10-bit LOG

50 MP, f/2.0, 16mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88"

8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera

32 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide)

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Panorama

1440p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR, Dolby Vision

Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh

Fast charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent

120W wired, 120W UFCS, 14.4W PD, 55W PPS, 14.4W QC, 15 min to 50%, 43 min to 100% 50W wireless, 79 min to 100%

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, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band

5.0, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS

Yes

Yes

No

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C, OTG

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)

Photo / Video

Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB

Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB

Endurance rating 97h