Lets See How Good The New Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is?
The Note 9 is all about going big with a lot of minor upgrades
OUR EARLY VERDICT
In every way bigger than the previous Note phone, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has a bigger screen, heftier battery and a bigger 1TB of storage options. The camera is set to get better and Bluetooth-enabled S Pen can enable customizable shortcuts from the remote. But its price matches (and even tops) what you pay for the iPhone X
- FOR
- Beautiful 6.4-inch Infinity Display
- Big battery and storage options
- Promising camera enhancements
- Bluetooth S Pen shortcuts
AGAINSTExpensive
- A lot of small upgrades
- No HDR video recording
- Expensive (just to repeat)
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slightly larger, slightly more colorful, and slightly more powerful than all prior Note phones, but be warned: it's a lot more expensive.
UPDATE: New running Note 9 review impressions are here and are being added every day. In today's update, we tested the remote functionality of the camera and the S Pen camera.
It is the largest Android phone to catch your attention in 2018, with a large-looking 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, a massive 4,000mAh battery for all-day display, and up to 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM.
Good news - the Note 9 isn't really any bigger than last year's 6.3-inch Note 8, and it gets a bunch of features from this year's 5.8-inch Galaxy S9 and 6.8-inch Galaxy S9 Plus.
The camera is better, with a 12MP rear setup that has dual-aperture technology and can record super slow mo video. The AR emojis are back with some better avatar customizations, but rest assured, our AVs will still look nothing like us, according to our initial tests.
A 512GB microSD card can have a slot (which Samsung will gladly sell to you), and the first mainstream 1TB phone in your hands.
The company sees Note 9 buyers as people who spend a lot of time on their phones and want the best of the best - they buy the best AV receiver, the best TV, and so forth.
New S Pen magic tricks
The new S Pen is the star turn of the Note 9 show, capable of performing Bluetooth-connected magic tricks from up to 30 feet away.
Samsung is making S Pen shortcuts customizable. Here are the ideas mentioned:
- Camera: Flip the camera / take a photo
- Camera: Flip the camera / record a video
- Music Player: Play and pause music / skip to the next track
- Photo Gallery: Advance to the next photo / cycle back to a previous photo
Your first 1TB-ready
- 512GB of internal storage with 8GB of RAM
- 128GB of internal storage with 6GB of RAM
- Additional 512GB micro SD card can up storage to 1TB
It is no surprise that Samsung, among the top manufacturers, is the first to produce 1TB-ready smartphones, a capability that most laptops of today buy people.
Samsung makes a variety of both internal 512GB flash drives and 512GB microSD memory cards.
Samsung makes a variety of both internal 512GB flash drives and 512GB microSD memory cards.
The 4,000mAh battery
- Much larger battery at 4,000mAh
- Galaxy S9 had 3,000mAh and S9 has 3,500mAh
- Fast Charging and Fast Wireless Charging supported
The Note 9 battery capacity has also been unshackled, breaking through the 4,000mAh ceiling.
Design, display and other specs
Samsung’s Super AMOLED display requires need to change to look great. Possibly consistently the best smartphone screen in the world until the next Samsung phone launches, every year.
Our verdict
The Note 9 offers a lot to like - and a price hike to utterly dislike. The S Pen has new remote-controlled tricks, the maximum storage size is unbeatable, and the battery life and AI-enhanced camera are both promising.
