Cubot A1 vs Cubot Note 9: Which is better?

Screen size

A16.6"+8.7%

Note 96.0"

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Note 9

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Note 9

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

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

Note 9

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 41

Resolution

A1720 × 1612 px

Note 9—

Refresh rate

A1—

Note 9—

Peak brightness

A1—

Note 9—

Pixel density

A1269 ppi

Note 9—

CPU speed

equal specs

A1Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 9Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

A14.0 GB+25%

Note 93.0 GB

Storage

A1128 GB+75%

Note 932 GB

Main camera

A113.0 MP

Note 916.0 MP+19%

Front camera

A18.0 MP+38%

Note 95.0 MP

Battery

A15,100 mAh

Note 95,900 mAh+14%

Wired charging

A110 W

Note 9—

Weight

A1205 g

Note 9—

Thickness

A110.4 mm+5.8%

Note 911.0 mm

IP rating

A1—

Note 9—

Wi‑Fi

A1Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Note 9Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

equal specs

A14.2, A2DP

Note 94.2, A2DP

USB

A1OTG

Note 9USB Type-C

5G support

equal specs

A1No

Note 9No

NFC

equal specs

A1No

Note 9No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

A1Yes

Note 9Yes

SD card

equal specs

A1Yes

Note 9Yes

Stereo speakers

A1—

Note 9—

Speed

HSPA, LTE

Note 9

HSPA, LTE

Announced

2024, March

Note 9

2022

Status

Available. Released 2024, April

Note 9

Available. Released 2022

Dimensions

165.6 x 75.5 x 10.4 mm (6.52 x 2.97 x 0.41 in)

Note 9

153 x 77 x 11 mm (6.02 x 3.03 x 0.43 in)

Weight

205 g (7.23 oz)

Note 9

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 9

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

IPS LCD

Note 9

IPS LCD

Size

6.56 inches, 103.4 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Note 9

5.99 inches

Resolution

720 x 1612 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

Note 9

Unspecified

Android 13

Note 9

Android 11

Chipset

Unisoc SC9863A (28 nm)

Note 9

Unisoc SC9863A (28 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 9

Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

IMG8322

Note 9

IMG8322

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Note 9

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

128GB 4GB RAM

Note 9

32GB 3GB RAM

Single

13 MP, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens

Note 9

Features

LED flash

Note 9

LED flash

Video

Yes

Note 9

Yes

Triple

Note 9

16 MP, (wide), AF other unspecified cameras

Single

8 MP

Note 9

5 MP

Video

Yes

Note 9

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Note 9

Yes

3.5mm jack

Unspecified

Note 9

Yes

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Note 9

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP

Note 9

4.2, A2DP

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO

Note 9

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Radio

Unspecified

Note 9

Unspecified

USB

OTG

Note 9

USB Type-C

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Note 9

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

5100 mAh

Note 9

5900 mAh, removable

Charging

10W wired

Note 9

Colors

Black, Blue, Green

Note 9

Black, Green

Price

About 80 EUR

Note 9

A1 vs Note 9

Which is better?

Choose A1 for

Choose Note 9 for

Biggest differences

A1

Note 9

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