Samsung Galaxy Note 9

  Today Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is Official. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 predictably looks a lot like its predecessor. Samsung has been making extremely sleek, IP-68 water-resistant phones – with minimal bezels and no notch – for a couple years now and that trend doesn’t change with the Galaxy Note 9. From the front, it’ll be pretty hard to tell a difference from the Note 8, but Samsung did slim down the bezels a bit more and diamond cut the metal frame on the Note 9 to make the edges shimmer and stand out.

Display:

  It’s pretty plain to see that the Note 9 doesn’t change much in the display department. It does measure in at 6.4 inches now compared to the Note 8’s 6.3 and as such carries a slightly lower 516ppi (versus 522ppi on the Note 8), but other than that, this Quad HD+ (2960x1440 px) Super AMOLED display is just about what we got last year and looks just as vibrant and sharp as ever.

S Pen:

  Of course, the S Pen offers its own unique experience, and according to Samsung’s polling, it’s the number one reason why Note owners purchase the device. Since its introduction on the first Galaxy Note, the S Pen has traditionally been a fun and useful tool which sets the Note devices apart. Along the way it’s added some neat features such as live messages and Screen-off memos.Entirely new to the S Pen, though, is a Bluetooth LE (low energy) module which allows the digital pen to be used as a remote for controlling YouTube playback, scrolling through your photo gallery, or taking pictures with the front or rear cameras – all from up to 10 meters away from your phone. Long, single, and double-presses on the S Pen’s S-Button elicit specific responses, as in the Case of YouTube where a single click pauses or plays the video, and a double-click skips to the next video. Samsung’s also releasing the SDK for this function so that any app makers who’d like to utilize this functionality in their app can do so. Not only is this a fun and slick way to interact with your device but the S Pen’s ability to charge for 40 seconds and produce a half-hour of usage also proves that Samsung had productivity in mind for this peripheral, as well.

Performance, Processor, and Memory:

  The interface on the Galaxy Note 9 feels smooth and light, despite its bolstered functionalities. This is a testament not only to Samsung’s software prowess but also to the top-of-the-line internals running it. As always, the U.S. will get the Snapdragon-toting version of the Galaxy Note 9, while internationally Samsung’s home-brewed Exynos-powered variant will be offered. Stateside, the base configuration will include the Snapdragon 845 paired with 6 gigs of RAM and 128 GB storage with up to 512GB of expandable storage via MicroSD, while the same setup will be offered abroad with the Exynos 9810 in lieu of Qualcomm’s silicon. The next step up will add 2 gigs of RAM and quadruple the storage, making 8 gig RAM and 512 GB storage the alternative – a first in the Note’s history. Yes, pop in a 512GB microSD card in this bad boy, and what you got there will be 1 terabyte of total storage space.

Another first the Note 9 offers is a new cooling method Samsung calls their “water carbon cooling system.” Essentially, Samsung’s made a larger heat pipe – about 3 times larger, to be more precise – to be placed behind the processor to dissipate heat. As the name suggests, there’s water inside of the pipe, aiding in the cooling process. This, coupled with AI-based performance adjustments should make the Galaxy Note 9 a blazing-fast performer but with a very cool temperament.

Samsung’s opted to stick with the optically-stabilized, 12 MP telephoto and 12 MP wide-angle dual-camera setup on the Galaxy Note 9, but there is one particular hardware change to note. The Note 9 adds variable aperture to the wide-angle camera for better performance in high- and low-light situations – f/2.4 and f/1.5, just as we’d seen on the Galaxy S9+.

Camera:

  Software within the camera app is where the Galaxy Note 9 has done the most expanding. First on the menu is Scene Optimizer. This is a shooting mode which uses scene recognition to better capture particular shots. What other companies have started calling “AI” these days. Currently, 20 different scenes are recognized, and optimizations can include punching up certain colors or even changing shutter speed.

The Note 9 also has flaw detection, which detects things like smudges on the lens, image blur, or someone blinking in a shot, and then alerts you to the fact so that you may want to retake the ruined photo. Samsung has also made improvements to HDR and live-focus capture – both being aspects of this capable camera setup which we can’t wait to test more extensively.

Price:

6gb Ram/128gb Base Varient Price 1000$ and 8gb Ram/512gb Varient price 1250$.

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