Reportedly, Samsung is keeping the same Galaxy Note8 design for the Note9 to cut costs

06 June 2018
Samsung Galaxy Note9 won't offer any radical design changes over the Galaxy Note8.

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2mm shorter bezels for Note 9 would definitely make it look more like a phone rather than a remote! Don't understand why Samsung went for 18.5:9 for their Infinity Display, a normal 18:9 would have worked way better for them! But I still love my S7 the most!

    New design as on gaming phones would be welcome. Non gaming phones are just too plain looking, like colors+edges = design. I know there are covers, but its just so plain.

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      • AlienFromNextDoor
      • JK1
      • 06 Jun 2018

      I honestly don't see any improvements in phones coming in the next 5 or even 10 years. The S7 and especially the S8 check all the possible boxes.

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        • AnonD-152638
        • mhB
        • 06 Jun 2018

        Of course it will look similar to last years Note.
        If they had planned a design change for this year, the S series would have gotten it first.
        Although the Note series is partly helping Samsung keep sales compared to apple in the fall, it isn't a signature device, the S series is.
        They have to set the design such a long time before release that if they heard about a design change of the iPhone, that they would think they needed to respond to, they would probably rather delay that year S series. But once the S series is released they really don't have time for any major design change of the Note series anyhow. They would respond by re-designing the next generation S series and announce it earlier. Not by delaying the Note series and change the design of that.

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          • AnonD-120291
          • JiM
          • 06 Jun 2018

          im fine with the same phone design for no more then 2 years, as long as:

          A, the cost savings are passed on to the customer, so this handset should either stay the same or get ever so slightly cheaper.
          B the second gen model has worthy upgraded internals and storage options.

          Unfortunately I cant see samsung reducing the price of the note 9, more likely increase it by a small amount, i hope im wrong but £869 is far to much for any phone given their relatively short lives, i will stick with my note 8 until note 10 arrives

            Phonenerf, 06 Jun 2018it is ok to keep a design, for maximum 3 years. Sony did it... moreAnd Apple...

              yee, 06 Jun 2018glad they do as it does not include and notch. besides I do... moreit is ok to keep a design, for maximum 3 years. Sony did it for too long

                At least that 8GB ram/512GB on board storage hypes the enthusiasts and Note lovers out there! :D

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                  • yee
                  • n5C
                  • 06 Jun 2018

                  glad they do as it does not include and notch. besides I dont see a point of changing it every year.
                  Sony keeps to one design, although it's very ugly lol
                  peace

                    I am craving for Galaxy S10.

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