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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  • Anonymous
  • KSi
  • 11 Aug 2018

AClient, 10 Aug 2018Not even one word on the fact that this smartphone can not ... moreyou can record in s9+ then y cant in note 9

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    • Anonymous
    • uEy
    • 11 Aug 2018

    Ajinkya, 10 Aug 2018Although I really like this phone, I always find this phone... moreWhat? How can you say 845 becomes obsolete in january?? Even 835 or the prev gen are still very fast right now.

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      • Anonymous
      • F33
      • 11 Aug 2018

      AClient, 10 Aug 2018Not even one word on the fact that this smartphone can not ... moreRecording calls is illegal in many parts of the world and many states in the US. It makes sense to keep that as a third party option for a phone that is sold worldwide.

      Stop nitpicking. If that is a deal breaker, you have silly standards. Download an app.

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        • m5M
        • 11 Aug 2018

        Do Honor Note 10 vs this

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          • AnonD-732843
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          • 10 Aug 2018

          Geric.770, 10 Aug 2018Almost heading to make it "perfect" to be honest. Note 4 w... moreSamsung could have avoided everything by just being normal and making a Note6...

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            • AnonD-732843
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            • 10 Aug 2018

            Anonymous, 10 Aug 2018illegal in most normal country’s in the world,guess you don... moreIt's Illegal to record voice calls huh ?

            .. And in normal countries too ?? Woow ...

            Tell that to every single company that says "this call will be recorded for "insert your own lying crap here" purposes" once YOU call them...

              AClient, 10 Aug 2018Not even one word on the fact that this smartphone can not ... moresince when it's a feature ?
              1- android is customizable which means you can add the apps and customize your phone the way you want, it doesn't have to come exactly like you want from the factory.
              2- call recording is illegal, if you wanna do that, you can do that at your own risk.

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                • Dan
                • 2Wn
                • 10 Aug 2018

                David Elliott Lewis, 10 Aug 2018It's a tough decision about whether I should invest a thous... moreI have the Note 8 too (also GN2, 3 and 5). Totally agree with the S Pen. IMO Samsung is not giving me strong reasons to upgrade, ahead of 5G and bendable phones.

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                  • rvk
                  • 10 Aug 2018

                  and you guys really know why you need this phone? really?

                    Definitwky getting this. It's just the right device!

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                      • Dirk_PD
                      • qTk
                      • 10 Aug 2018

                      Samath N8 808 owner, 10 Aug 2018If Samsung is reading this.... Thank you. Thank you for ... moreGalaxy Note 9 Benchmarked: iPhone X Is Still Faster
                      https://www.tomsguide.com/us/galaxy-note-9-benchmarks,news-27773.html

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                        • 04H
                        • 10 Aug 2018

                        I have ordered the Note 9 today becourse of the great storage option ( the 512 gigabyte version with 8 gigs of ram) i think the price is high but when compaire with oppo find x and huwei the note 9 is still alot cheaper then those 2 other phones i have hade note 1/2/3/4 but the note 9 is maybe the last note so this one is more then what someone can except and i must give kudos to samsung that they figth against those chinese companies which overflotes the market with cheap and expensive phones those phones are nothing to write home about

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0UU
                          • 10 Aug 2018

                          AClient, 10 Aug 2018Not even one word on the fact that this smartphone can not ... moreillegal in most normal country’s in the world,guess you dont live in such a country.

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                            • Samsung Fanboy
                            • vx6
                            • 10 Aug 2018

                            No in display fps. I guess they're saving for s10, sx......

                              Not even one word on the fact that this smartphone can not record voice call. No way to record phone conversation!

                              What a smartphone...

                                i guranteed those who commenting samsung experience is laggy and not using it they are either iphone lover or due to the overhyped stock andoid they dont use samsung device people passing bad comments they used cheapo redmi series phones ..it is much more snappy then miui emui and also matured looking but yess its consumes much more ram but guess what its fault of andoid but they give you advance multitasking that ios lacks right now i m using zenfone 5z its has 6gb ram its hv 2.3mb ram left after cleaning all app .but yaa i installed almost 40apps more according to my use its a mixture of games and my usefull stuff

                                  If Samsung is reading this.... Thank you.

                                  Thank you for not removing 3.5mm jack,
                                  Thank you for not adding a notch, still keeping suchtiny bezels,
                                  Thank you for not following the trend blindly,

                                  The Legend Returns.... Excited for it!

                                  Although the price difference between the 128 and 512 version is huge!! I hope the gap decreases.

                                    Supercapacitors inside the S-Pen to swiftly charge it up.
                                    Will it make a dent on the phone's overall endurance !!!! Will know soon.

                                      Imperator Neubaticus, 10 Aug 2018Excited for the note10 (or note x) already. From what we se... moreAlmost heading to make it "perfect" to be honest.
                                      Note 4 was great, Note 5 got so many hate, Note 7 debacle, Note FE resurrected for 7 lovers XD, Note 8 got the ground back, then today's 9th iteration got praised by tech fans, and the Tenth anniversary...

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                                        • Ajinkya
                                        • IbE
                                        • 10 Aug 2018

                                        Although I really like this phone, I always find this phone is launched at a very unfortunate time. It comes so late that it's chipset will be obsolete come January, and it comes too soon for it to ship with the latest Android, for this release it's Android Pie. Samsung should do something about this timing.