Samsung Galaxy Note9 review

20 August 2018
How time has passed - we're at nine now. Seven years after the original, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 stands before us. The numbers don't add up, no, because Samsung chose to skip the 6, and it didn't really quite work out splendidly with the Note7. But that's all in the past and we're looking ahead.

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Anonymous, 20 Aug 2018LOL Another one that copies scene recognition from Sony... moreAnd people still say that Sony is behind in technology LOL

There's a difference between being behind and being classic, practical, and unique.

    Salah, 20 Aug 2018Is anybody going to talk about it's poor performance compar... moreIt's already so poor that it's not even worth talking about

      impinas, 20 Aug 2018Excuse me, are you mad? The phone's daylight shots are comp... moreAnd in the photo compare tool, low light shots are messed up! Even the Note 8 takes better photos.
      Blurry edges, while details in the center is actually inferior, as if Samsung used a lower quality lens with this year's flagships.

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        • JTNE
        • XM1
        • 21 Aug 2018

        Anonymous, 20 Aug 2018I wish Samsung would make a flat screened flagship again,a ... moreThat's the problem with the curved screen. I have never had a curve screen before and I anticipated buying an S9+ but after holding my friend's S9+ I hated the curve and found no practical use for it. The curve seems to have no purpose except for show. It was slightly more difficult to hold the phone because of the curves. So I decided against purchasing the S9+ and am holding off for a little while.

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          • Rhadoo
          • 0UH
          • 21 Aug 2018

          I had a look over photo and video comparison.
          Note 9 has worse quality in both, compared with Note8 ans S9+.
          More noise, less details, worse contrast. By far!
          Are Note9 samples correct?
          Please confirm!

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            • Anonymous
            • w1H
            • 21 Aug 2018

            Which chipset is for this Note 9 used for the battery test? Thanks.

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              • Anonymous
              • vV5
              • 21 Aug 2018

              The back design could have been better. Prefer to old note 8 look.

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                • Anonymous
                • Htx
                • 21 Aug 2018

                Best phone so far.

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                  • 3y}
                  • 21 Aug 2018

                  The Note 9 maybe a great device. It might even be the best out there. But I never understood why Samsung makes something awesome then refuse to take the last step.

                  I wouldn't count all, but as an example: the manual mode shutter limited to 10 seconds while some midrangers offer up to 32...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • gBV
                    • 21 Aug 2018

                    The live focus seems to work well with objects. I guess they use the dual pixels for depth detection as well.

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                      • s-pen pusher
                      • PMT
                      • 21 Aug 2018

                      Was compelled to buy a Razer Phone yesterday to replace my trusty old Note 4 that suddenly died on me 2 days ago. I have decided to still skip Note 9 (after skipping also 7 and 8 because I don't see any sense in the curved screens) and wait it out with the Razer Phone until Note 10. I am still weaning off my 8 years with Samsung and I admit I find the almost vanilla Android experience rather lacking alot than the feature-packed Samsung UX.

                      I just wanted your recommendations on equivalent apps of features that most Samsung smartphones have (no flashing options, please):

                      -SMS app with message scheduling and frequent phrases
                      -keyboard with access to clipboard and shortcuts to phrases
                      -something to prevent the screen from dimming while I am still looking at it even when there is no activity after the set time for screen off
                      -a way or an app to display stepcount on the lockscreen
                      -a way to display weather on the lockscreen

                      Thanks for any information you can provide.

                        AlienOverlord, 20 Aug 2018As an S9 Plus owner, no desire or need to change models. I ... moreWhat's the trusted app to remap the button?
                        Thanks

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                          • Anonymous
                          • JT5
                          • 21 Aug 2018

                          akala, 21 Aug 2018When can we compare the 60fps modes with each other? I wond... moreIt does not have worse quality.
                          Compare the bitrate of videos.
                          Higher is better.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • JT5
                            • 21 Aug 2018

                            LilSweetLin, 21 Aug 2018Thanks for the replay. I guess my choices to upgrade will b... moreDo not buy the exynos. It has weak gpu

                              akala, 21 Aug 2018This is a review of the Exynos model, its written on the Pe... moreThanks for the replay. I guess my choices to upgrade will be between the Exynos Note 9 and the Mate 20.

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                                • akala
                                • Sj@
                                • 21 Aug 2018

                                LilSweetLin, 21 Aug 2018Is the 97H battery endurance rating for the Exynos Note 9, ... moreThis is a review of the Exynos model, its written on the Performance page.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • dZn
                                  • 21 Aug 2018

                                  LilSweetLin, 21 Aug 2018Is the 97H battery endurance rating for the Exynos Note 9, ... moreYes exynos...

                                    Is the 97H battery endurance rating for the Exynos Note 9, or the Snapdragon Note 9? I live in the US, but it seems the Exynos variants always have slightly better battery endurance; especially in terms of standby time.

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                                      • akala
                                      • Sj@
                                      • 21 Aug 2018

                                      When can we compare the 60fps modes with each other? I wonder how good is the Note9's 4K 60fps videos compare to S9+. Because I watched the AppleInsider's video about S9+ vs iX at 4K 60fps, video shows that S9+ actually has lower quality than iX. Are they fixed that issue in Note9 (or maybe in S9+ with update)?

                                      Thanks.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 7Pn
                                        • 21 Aug 2018

                                        AlienOverlord, 20 Aug 2018As an S9 Plus owner, no desire or need to change models. I ... moreWhat's the name of the app for remapping?
                                        Thanks