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I've always liked the concept (and the performance) of Samsung Galaxy Note phones.
Samsung already had its flagship Galaxy S phones, which was great, but the note got things off the ground.
The Galaxy S phones had big screens, but the Note always seemed to have a bigger screen, a bigger battery, a faster processor, more storage – and a higher price.
Oh, and there was the Pen S Pen.
I'm almost certain that Apple had last year in mind with Note phones when launching the iPhone X alongside the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. He wanted to sell a phone that had "more".
There are two types of people who use Galaxy Note phones: those who want to use the stylus and those who simply want a very big premium phone. It's the flagship phone of steroids.
Samsung has always been a bit ahead of Apple in handset design.
Before the iPhone X, the screen of the Galaxy S 8 went from edge to edge and very near the top and bottom of the face of the phone.
This year, the Galaxy S 9 has taken its design bearings of the S 8 and has updated everything. Similarly with note 9: it is not very different from note 8, but everything is a step forward.
You can only make design changes to a smartphone. The handsets of Samsung and Apple are alike for one reason: they work.
Now that we have a design that becomes standardized (in full screen, no front button), it is natural to make improvements under the hood.
We are all drawn to the familiar and we all love to have the last and the best. Note 9 is both (and the most expensive).
Specifications
I like a phone that has everything.
The Galaxy Note 9 is built around a stunning 6.4-inch Amoled screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2,960 pixels. The screen is Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and is compatible HDR10. It's about the size of phones.
One note: Out of the box, the resolution of Note 9 is 1,080 x 2,220 pixels. If you want to see the screen in all its glory, go to the display settings and change the resolution. You will use more battery, but it's worth it.
The phone has a permanent screen that uses very little energy to keep the time, date and other notifications on the screen, even when the phone is idle.
It runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with configurations of up to 8 gigabytes of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. It has a microSD card slot that can accommodate up to 512GB of additional storage.
The operating system is Android 8.1 (Oreo).
The main camera has two 12 megapixel sensors, one with a 26mm lens and the other with a 52mm lens. The selfie camera has an 8 MP sensor. The cameras are superb.
For connectivity, it has 4G LTE, 801.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC.
It connects to your computer or a charger via a USB-C cable. Note 9 can also charge wirelessly.
Speaking of charging, Note 9 has a battery of 4,000 milliamperes-hours, which is the largest I've seen on a phone.
To unlock the phone, Note 9 may use an iris scanner or a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor located under the main lens of the camera. It's an improvement, but it's still a little too close to the lenses so I can keep my big fingers out of the lenses when I try to press my finger on the sensor.
I will say that Samsung has the easiest fingerprint learning system. Simply slide your finger up and down twice and your fingerprint is captured. It's brilliant.
Physically, the phone measures 6.37 out of 3.01 over 0.35 inches and weighs 7.09 ounces.
Oh, and he still has a headphone jack.
S Pen and other features
The hallmark of Note phones has always been the stylus, called S Pen. The pen can be used exactly as you wish, to write on the screen to take notes or to mark images. You can also use it as a finger, to select and launch applications and for more precise input of menus and small buttons.
This year's S Pen has a button that can act as a small remote to take pictures, advance slides or move to the next song in a playlist.
Note 9 also has a feature called DeX that allows you to connect the phone to a computer monitor with a USB-C to HDMI adapter and use it with a touchpad and keyboard like a mini computer Office.
It worked, but it was not the best computer experience of my life. In fact, it's not really a feature I've found, if at all.
I have never been a fan of Samsung's voice assistant called Bixby, although he is improving.
Note 9 has a button dedicated to Bixby on the left side, although you can call it saying "Hey, Bixby". And no, you can not map this button to do anything else.
Price and availability
Samsung is proud of the Galaxy Note 9. There are two configurations – 128GB of storage with 6GB RAM for $ 1,000 or 512GB and 8GB of RAM for $ 1,250.
These prices are close to those of the iPhone X, which has two configurations at $ 999 and $ 1,149, but half the memory of Note 9 and no microSD slot.
You can buy an unlocked Note 9 from Samsung or retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, Target and Walmart.
It is also available from the four major carriers, most of which have specials and offers to make the phone cheaper. Check with your operator for details.
Note 9 is available in ocean blue (deep blue) or purple lavender.
conclusions
Note 9 is the best Android device. Period.
Heck, for $ 1,000, you better be the best. Is it worth the price? I think so.
It has a battery and a screen that revolves around my iPhone 8 Plus. It has massive storage and RAM and a really great processor.
I am an iPhone user, so I'm waiting to see what Apple announces in a few weeks. I am more than likely to stay with Apple, but if I wanted to upgrade to Android, or if I was a longtime Android user, I would buy Note 9 in a snap – this is that Note 9 can measure with an integrated heart rate sensor and a pulse oximeter.
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