Galaxy Note 9: All rumors about the specs, the price, the date of sale August 24 and the game Fortnite

The launch date of August 9 of the Galaxy Note 9 is a little over a week, which means that the rumors surrounding Samsung's next big phone are already up to speed higher. Will that impress or overwhelm us as we wait for the grand anniversary of the Galaxy S10 in 2019?

The Galaxy Note, with its S Pen brand stylus, represents the culmination of Samsung's technology for the year. This is the model that Samsung (usually) records as its "best for the end" of the year, giving the Note the best possible technology to fight the
iPhone
and
pixels
and push in front of the buyers when the holidays unfold.

Note 9 Rumors finally come off the clutter – we will not hold our breath for an underlying fingerprint reader this time – but what is certain is that the Galaxy Note 9 will have to progress beyond the excellent
Galaxy S9
and S9 Plus if this can capture attention.

The juiciest rumor is pointing towards a Note 9 S Pen that goes beyond writing, drawing and browsing. And the very popular Fortnite game is also scheduled to debut on Android, starting with an exclusive Note 9. Read on for the best rumors that are built before the official launch Note 9 and come back often. This list is updated as new quality rumors emerge.

Read : Six Things Galaxy Note 9 Should Have

Editor's Note : This article was published on June 13 and is frequently updated.

Confirmed: Samsung's announcement is scheduled for August 9

Rumors were on the spot. The Samsung "Unpacked" launch event will take place on August 9 in Brooklyn . I would say that there is a 99.99% chance that the device in question is Note 9 that will be launched on August 9th. Beautiful symmetry, huh?

An even better date would have been 9/9 at 9 am, but with the launch of the iPhone generally around the same date in September, playing chicken with
Apple
is a risky business. Samsung would not dare to put itself in the position of losing this popularity contest. Generally, Samsung likes its Note phones to be pre-ordered well before Apple announces its upcoming iPhones tour.

August 9 is early for a pitch roll, which usually happens at the end of the month rather than the beginning. Last year's grade 8 was announced on August 23rd. But, there is a precedent for an early unveiling. The unveiling of Note 7 took place on August 2, 2016. Critics pointed to emergency work as one of the reasons Note 7 units literally caught fire .

We will try not to make too many parallels at the beginning of the launch of Note 9.

Unfortunately, the invitation does not provide much clues as to what we will see at the moment. inside the phone. It focuses on a button, rendered in a yellow-gold color. This could be a button on the side of the phone, or it could show a closeup of the S Pen Pen itself. Mysterious, indeed …

We will almost certainly call the Galaxy Note 9

That Note 9 will be called Note 9 is not necessarily a given.

Just because the last phone in this series was Note 8 and the previous one was the Galaxy Note 7 does not mean that Samsung would not skip a number to rename its phone. Samsung omitted the Galaxy Note 6 from 2016 in favor of the Note 7 name; some suspected that it must correspond numerically to
iPhone 7
.

But an indication that Samsung is sticking to the classic progression comes from gadget eater Evan Blass, who tweeted that the Note 9's model number is SM-N960U and that its internal name is Crown.

Note 9 could go on sale August 24

Samsung could sell Note 9 on August 24, two weeks after its Unpacked event, alongside the Galaxy Watch smartwatch.

Note 9 price: How much will the next Galaxy cost?

The prices could be lower than the $ 1,000 we had feared for the first time. If a leak of an allegedly Indonesian ad is right, some markets might see some relief.

Galaxy Note 8 Award and Note 7

	Galaxy Note 8	Galaxy Note 7
US	AT & T: $ 950; Verizon: $ 960; T-Mobile: $ 930; Sprint: $ 960; US Cellular: $ 963	AT & T: $ 880; Verizon: $ 864; T-Mobile: $ 849; Sprint: $ 850; US Cellular: $ 834
United Kingdom	£ 869	£ 700
AU	AU $ 1,499	AU $ 1,349

The phones do not become cheaper. In fact, the Galaxy Note 8 is much more expensive than the Galaxy Note 7 in some markets.

One can expect the Galaxy Note 9 to float in the same fleet as the Galaxy Note 8, although prices could climb because of the double-open camera.

Fortnite for Android could launch on Galaxy Note 9

The massively popular game could make its Android break into an exclusive 30-day exclusive on Samsung's Galaxy Note 9. Rumor has it that anyone who pre-orders Note 9 will receive between $ 100 and $ 150 worth of V-Bucks, the game currency of Fortnite.

It is also suggested that the game works with Samsung DeX, a dock that operates your phone as a laptop when you plug it into a monitor, and possibly with a new S Pen trick that supports Bluetooth connections.

Is this the Galaxy Note 9 with a yellow S-Pen Pen?

Well, here's a surprise. At least one version of Note 9 may have a yellow S Pen Pen. The tweet comes from frequent twitter tipster Evan Blass and shows a blue Note 9 with a contrasting yellow stylus. This makes sense given the yellow button we saw on Samsung's invitation for his next August. 9 Unpackaged event .

Confirmed: Note 9's S Pen will do several things using Bluetooth

An FCC repository has confirmed that the Samsung S Pen would get Bluetooth support, which could make the S Pen much more functional and powerful . Rival Apple iPhones.

Besides the built-in stylus of the Galaxy Note and writing with 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity and navigation, the S Pen of Note 9 can also serve as a remote control for other functions that n & # 39; 39 have nothing to do with writing. For example, you might be able to click on the pen to take a picture when your phone is on a tripod or to advance your piece of music.

The Galaxy Note9 SPen can be used to control the long-range timer, control the playback of music, because it is a Bluetooth device, it will do something unrelated to the pen. pic.twitter.com/WPS83xUskq

– Universe of Ice (@UniverseIce) July 1, 2018

I would be happy if Samsung made the top of the S-Pen sufficiently responsive to the pressure for erase mistakes, as you would with an analog pencil. (Cue the diatribe "back in my day.")

Whatever Samsung does with the S Pen, it will be crucial that the action is not easy to trigger accidentally. Because it would be really boring.

You may get a Purple Note 9 after all

A recent tweet by Evan Blass shows the blue and yellow combo we've already seen, as well as a Note 9 pink brown with a matching stylus and a black Note 9 with a basic black S Pen. But the purple shade that we loved so much on the Galaxy S9 is perhaps not out of the running yet – a new rumor suggests that a purple [Note1945] 9 will go on sale August 24 . to see all the colors available in each region.

An older rumor about German site All About Samsung suggests that the Galaxy Note 9 could come in black, gray, lavender (similar to the "lilac purple" of the Galaxy S9), bright blue and brown. Some of these shades may have iridescent qualities like Galaxy S9 phones and other Samsung models.

Based on the old Galaxy phones, I think it's a good idea that Note 9 will maintain the glossy finish that Samsung seems to savor, one that can change the color of the phone when you put it under the light.

Note 9 could turn its two cameras on their side

The double cameras on Note 9 are pretty much safe. Note 8 was Samsung's first phone to add portrait mode, and the Galaxy S9 Plus also has the configuration. Samsung goes from the front here, not back.

An image of OnLeaks and @ 91Mobiles shows a Galaxy Note 9 with side-by-side cameras instead of a vertical stack as seen on the S9 Plus. (To learn more about the cameras, scroll down to the wish list below.)

Will Note 9 have a notch? Doubt

Google has embraced the trend of Android notches, but that does not mean that Samsung will do it. The cut-out screen design gives you a "bigger" screen to work by extending the sides of the screen around the cutout where the lens of the camera, the speaker and d & # 39; 39, other sensors live.

But there is a very good chance that Samsung will keep the Note 9 without a notch and instead use the Note as a way to make fun of the iPhone X and other notched Android phones.

After all, notch was an important part of a recent Samsung announcement that slammed the speed of the iPhone, and the Apple herd in general.

That said, there is a patent application for a Samsung phone with a notch. Once again, it is the same for a model without notch, with holes cut out in the display instead of a cut-out screen.

It will probably have a headphone jack

The Galaxy Note and Galaxy S phones have been secured until now, and Samsung executives have publicly stated that they were proud of the headphone jack. Samsung also typically delivers its AKG wired headphones with Galaxy phones inside the box.

The fingerprint reader on the screen of Note 9 is not handsome

A lot of rumors (like that of the Korean investor and that of the leaked tweeter Ice Universe ) suggest that the Galaxy Note 9 would have a fingerprint reader cooked in the display, much like the Vivo X20 Plus UD (worst phone name ever) and the Huawei Design Porsche Mate RS (wait, I take that back).

I really, really want this to happen.

However, the current word is that Samsung has pulled the feature for now, and will save the fingerprint reader to the screen (now a fingerprint reader [19659085] for the Galaxy S10, which would be a shame, Indeed, the Note series generally paves the way with the new features of Samsung.

On the flip side, Samsung can not afford the embarrassment of the Samsung Galaxy S10. an error if the on-screen sensor is not reliable enough for sufficient daily use. It is better that this function works well than being among the first

Instead , a fingerprint reader on the back

rumors save the physical fingerprint sensor living under the camera. almost indistinguishable and also released a leakage case that would correspond to the Galaxy Note 9 which features a cutout in. ur a rectangular fingerprint reader, the preferred form of Samsung. in thinking that a creator of records could easily create renderings based on rumors and speculations; This is not necessarily the real deal.

Yet, centralizing the fingerprint reader would be a good decision, and one that would crush the most boring and unnecessary design flaw of Note 8.

Will Note 9 have a foldable screen ? Not very likely

The other characteristic guaranteed to put the note 9 in light is also the least likely by far.

We know that Samsung is working on a foldable phone, and has gone far enough to apply for a patent on some design scenarios. I would be amazed if it should happen. (For the record, rumors suggest that we will not see Samsung's collapsible phone until 2019.)

In a nutshell, Samsung does not take such a risk on its phone Note. The tech giant is much more likely to launch a separate foldable phone to test the waters and collect feedback for developing kinks.

Samsung has long cited Galaxy Note users among its most loyal, and any problem with a collapsible Note could definitely alienate buyers who have already been burned by the Note 7 fiasco.

Galaxy Note 9 could emulate the note 8

So what could the note 9 look like? Note 8. Speculation points to an update of Galaxy Note whose dimensions and design are similar to those of last year's model, but with a fingerprint reader located below the double .

A possible rendering of the Galaxy Note 9 shared by the mobile tipster Ice Universe suggests that Note 8 and Note 9 are virtually indistinguishable, adding that the new Note could be 2mm shorter than Note 8 .

Samsung was lazy in 2018 and I concluded that Note9 will not change much. This is just a small adjustment to Note8. pic.twitter.com/uNoAW1thcT

– Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) May 8, 2018

Bixby AI software continues to work

Samsung's Bixby software is now a must-have for the industry high-end Galaxy phones, which means that its presence is a forced conclusion, although the head of the AI ​​Center of Samsung Research did not say that we would see an improved version on the next flagship phone, whether you end up disabling Bixby or not.

Bixby could benefit from better natural language processing, better noise reduction and shorter response times.

Remember that Bixby 2.0, the current version, is not just for Samsung phones. This is Samsung's vision for the entire ecosystem of its devices, similar to the way Google Assistant, Apple's
Siri
and
Amazon & # 39; s
The acolytes of Alexa AI grow in the home through smart speakers and other devices.

I would expect to see the Bixby button go back to the left side of the Galaxy Note 9, and I would be delighted if Samsung lets you program that key to do something other than Bixby open, well that I seriously doubt that it will happen.

Read : 10 Bixby stuff you need to know

What about the Samsung FaceID version of Apple?

By the time we think that Note 9 will be launched, it has been almost a year since the iPhone X debuted with FaceID, and still no direct competitor to challenge the secure unlock level of. Apple. Note 9 would be an opportunity for Samsung to respond.

The
Galaxy S8
phones and newer offer you some options to unlock your phone with your face, but only one of them, scanning the iris, is secure enough for mobile payments. It's a very good bar that these things are going.

Iris Scanning uses a different technology than Apple's FaceID, which uses a 3D front camera and 50,000 infrared dots to map your face and verify that you are you.

The Galaxy Note 9 also represents an opportunity for Samsung to make its appearance in a 3D camera, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor Samsung should use (the Galaxy S9 already does) supports Apple technology.

There is no doubt that Samsung and others will want to use a 3D camera, but after losing a lawsuit and being forced to pay $ 539 million for patent infringement, I can not blame to Samsung to exercise caution.

Samsung will fix AR Emoji to take the Apple Memoji for iOS 12?

Gawd, I hope so. Samsung made 3D avatars first, thanks to its AR Emoji feature in the Galaxy S9 camera. But the disturbing images have invaded us and the new Memoji avatars of Apple under iOS 12 are already better on some important things.

Samsung can work to repair AR Emoji in two ways. The first is through hotfixes that add more customizations. The second is whether this 9 note gets a 3D camera, which would give Samsung's emoji creation engine more data to grab when it scans your face to make your avatar.

Read : How the worst feature of the Galaxy S9 was made by the winners of the Oscars

Note 9 will not be launched with Android P

Sorry, but that's a given. The update of Google's Android P software does not even have a name yet – it will become Android Popsicle or Pudding or something by the time it gets on its first phone later this year, probably in the fall the time that the Google Pixel 3 has announced.

But the Galaxy Note 9, and a bunch of other Galaxy phones, including the S9 and S9 Plus, are sure to get the final Android P software in the following months. Unfortunately, Samsung is not known for particularly timely Android updates.

Note 9 camera wish list

Samsung's first dual-aperture lens on the Galaxy S9 will surely come to note 9, but I think the company could go further in the technology by bringing a double aperture to the front camera as well.

The aperture helps determine the amount of light that your photo receives and, more generally, the more light you have, the better. A dual-aperture front camera can help automatically make your selfies brighter, even without a flash.

I hope that Samsung will also correct the application of the Galaxy S9's camera, which also easily switches from one camera mode to the other when you do it. not want.

According to Bloomberg, Samsung plans to upgrade the camera from Note 9.

Other rumors are circulating regarding the specifications of the Galaxy Note 9

Perla Shaheen has contributed to this report.