Samsung Galaxy Note9 hands-on review

09 August 2018
The latest UNPACKED event is over and the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is now official. It wasn't too hard to guess the next Galaxy Note though - it's a bigger Galaxy S9+ with an S-Pen. It employs every cutting-edge technology Samsung has right now and builds on the legacy that once sparked the phablet revolution.

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  • 13 Aug 2018

Dirk_PD, 10 Aug 2018Galaxy Note 9 Benchmarked: iPhone X Is Still Faster https:... moreIPhone X still have notch and (two) batterys with combined = 2600mah.. Working iStylus is hard to find for iPhone 10.. So Note 9 phone to chose for 2018. Only dimensions iPhone have better (more compact), nothing else.

    Note 9 is a great device no doubt but smartphones are getting too expensive nowadays, no smartphone is worth 1000 USD whatever the brand. Plus I'm very disappointed with Samsung’s update policy.

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      • SHp
      • 12 Aug 2018

      Closing the comment section is the best thing that can happen to this website. So much hatred is not healthy for anyone.

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        • Nasser
        • mTV
        • 12 Aug 2018

        Finally note with enough internal memory 128 or 512 and bigger battery.
        I believe since note 4, this is the best note ever, or the best phablet ever.
        Excellent work Samsung, we love you more.

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          • 12 Aug 2018

          app13, 12 Aug 2018Another dead beat Iphone user....if I buy a computer I wan... moreIPhone beats the phone in all important metric though.

          Screen to body ratio for its size. Much more secure biometric, far faster soc in real world performance.

          This phone and its fans are deadbeats, not the other way around. Samsung regressed majorly. Time to admit it (used to beat I phones handily)

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            • psK
            • 12 Aug 2018

            Anonymous, 11 Aug 2018Shameful is the person who misspells a global brandAnother dead beat Iphone user....if I buy a computer I want to be able use it and be free to play, watch and use whatever I want .I don't buy a computer so I can just use the calculator , I want freedom ..Android /Samsung is a far better experience .The list that Samsung can do wouldn't fit on this page the list what iphone can do are 1.nothing
            2.nothing
            3.battery dies

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              • Anonymous
              • Gij
              • 12 Aug 2018

              All devices are over hyped & way over priced, no matter who's name & logo is on them; always have been & always will be as long as the masses flock like obedient sheep/zombies.

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                • 12 Aug 2018

                Nico Mission, 11 Aug 2018Shamesung Flagship is pathetic... Security Updates & OS... moreApple equals- crap battery -lag -dead camera- lying to there customers- updates that slow you phone down or drain the battery-trapped into a phone you cant do nothing with and have to pay up to 1000 pounds for that privilege .Android is far superior

                  Sslomo sony 0.1, note9 0.2, p20pro 0.25 . Always thought p20pro ones looks longer.

                    Dirk_PD, 10 Aug 2018Galaxy Note 9 Benchmarked: iPhone X Is Still Faster https:... moreBro, come on!
                    I mean, wouldn't that be CLEARLY obvious?
                    Think about it, the chipset is still the same, except for cooling system and iPhone X was already faster than S9+....

                    But its a difference of ecosystems. And for most people, that will remain a boundary which separates things...
                    For example, talk about yourself, suppose a faster Android comes out, will you shift to Android from iOS?

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 12 Aug 2018

                      Dirk_PD, 10 Aug 2018Galaxy Note 9 Benchmarked: iPhone X Is Still Faster https:... moreWho cares because people don't like limited IOS crap.

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                        • 12 Aug 2018

                        JOHN, 10 Aug 2018bro you are so funny lol no matter how much hate your meizu... moreI will never say that note 9 is piece of shit, i said that the meizu for that price is very close to Samsung if not better for that price , but if you have a lot of money and you love samsung you can buy even the whole factory thats not the problem, i just said that for that price you will get very good phone with Samsung`s power although its not samsung power it snapdragon power which use both Meizu and Samsung and others. By the way Samsung is supplier of many stuff for Meizu like Amoled screen and Exynos.

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                          • 12 Aug 2018

                          Still gonna wait for the Axon 9 Pro, Razer 2, and LG V40 before dropping one on a Note 9. I just can't get past the lack of updates and the bloat that you can't DELETE (uninstall is not the same as disable) but if the other 3 mentioned fail me, Samsung may win me over.

                            NICE

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                              • 11 Aug 2018

                              Nico Mission, 11 Aug 2018Shamesung Flagship is pathetic... Security Updates & OS... moreShameful is the person who misspells a global brand

                                Kiyasuriin, 10 Aug 2018Definitwky getting this. It's just the right device!Definitely worth the upgrade from your NOTE FE xD

                                  Nico Mission, 11 Aug 2018Shamesung Flagship is pathetic... Security Updates & OS... moreA year has passed and its single core perf is unequaled, amazing. had it not been for that 69:9 screen ratio.. :(

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                                    • 11 Aug 2018

                                    The unpacked seemed a lot less about the note and more about other products.Semmed that samsung hasnt really focused on the note 9 at all compared to the s9/s9+

                                      Shamesung Flagship is pathetic... Security Updates & OS Upgrade is worst in Android Market. So people paying for a flagship phone but in return they get in-house made hardware of Shamesung LOL

                                      Apple Flagship Phone = Latest Hardware meets Latest Software. Security Updates & OS upgrade guaranteed.

                                        AnonD-732843, 10 Aug 2018It's Illegal to record voice calls huh ? .. And in norm... moreIt's illegal if without consent and found to have been done.