SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9 VS

The Galaxy chú ý 9 is official (again) & on initial inspection, it appears Samsung has made very few changes from the cảnh báo 8. There’s some truth lớn this, but look closely and there are significant upgrades beyond the eye-watering asking price…

Displays - Samsung’s Biggest Ever Screen

It may not be a large jump, but the Galaxy note 9 features the biggest display Samsung has ever fitted into a mass market smartphone.

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Galaxy lưu ý 9 - 6.4-inch, 18.5:9 aspect ratio, Super AMOLED, 1440 x 2960 pixels (516 ppi pixel density), 83.4% screen-to-body ratio, HDR10 compliant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Galaxy note 8 - 6.3-inch, 18.5:9 aspect ratio, Super AMOLED, 1440 x 2960 pixels (521 ppi pixel density), 83.2% screen-to-body ratio, HDR10 compliant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Aside from this, the other takeaways are a fractionally higher screen-to-body ratio (thanks to minimally thinner bezels) and a slightly lower px density thanks to Samsung retaining the same native resolution on the larger display. But I doubt anyone will notice either of these changes.

Samsung has not gone into detail about panel upgrades, but expect the display lớn be even brighter & more màu sắc accurate than the already superb lưu ý 8.

Design & form size - Differences In The Details

Hand someone the Galaxy chú ý 9 và Galaxy cảnh báo 8 & it would be difficult for many people khổng lồ tell them apart, but they may notice the slight increase in kích thước and weight:

Galaxy cảnh báo 9 - 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 milimet (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in), 201 g (7.09 oz) Galaxy lưu ý 8 - 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 milimet (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in), 195 g (6.88 oz)

While it’s surprising for smartphones khổng lồ get thicker và heavier, these are minor differences. Especially considering the larger display and much larger battery (more later).

Aside from dimensions, Samsung has added some new tricks: finally, there are stereo speakers and they have been tuned by AKG with Dolby Atmos branding, though the latter seems silly given stereo speakers cannot truly recreate Atmos audio. The fingerprint sensor is also more sensibly positioned below the rear cameras, a move Samsung made with the Galaxy S9.

The other major change is the bright yellow S Pen. For the first time, Samsung has equipped it with công nghệ bluetooth không dây LE which enables far greater functionality, such as remote shutter operation for the camera, a clicker during presentations & music playback control. The new S Pen is also charged automatically from the Galaxy chú ý via a supercapacitor so it is always ready & drains very little battery from the phone itself. The only thing which remains the same as the S Pen in the cảnh báo 8 is its 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity, but that was more than enough.

Elsewhere IP68 water và dust resistance remain, as does USB-C charging, a 3.5mm headphone jack (well done Samsung) & a microSD thẻ slot which now supports cards up to 512GB - up from 256GB on the chú ý 8.

Cameras - Samsung Doubles Down

The Galaxy chú ý 9 features the same hardware as the Galaxy S9 Plus. This means dual 12MP rear cameras with a primary dual aperture lens which shifts between F2.4 (for more detail in well-lit shots) & F1.5 (for low light) while the cảnh báo 8 is stuck with a standard F1.7 sensor. The secondary module remains a 2x optical zoom, though Huawei has managed 3x with its impressive P20 Pro.

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Where Samsung has stepped up from the note 8, is the addition of the Galaxy S9’s ‘Intelligent Scan’ facial recognition software. It isn’t as fast nor as accurate as Face ID on the iPhone X và its ‘AR Emoji’ is not as polished as Apple’s ‘Animoji’, but it remains a useful addition which has far less weight upon it given Samsung continues lớn offer a fingerprint reader.

Performance - Storage King

Samsung also lifts the Galaxy S9’s boosted internals for the Galaxy chú ý 9, giving it a meaningful upgrade over the lưu ý 8 in both its US & international variants:

Galaxy lưu ý 9 (US) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core chipset (4x 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver CPUs), Adreno 630 GPU Galaxy cảnh báo 9 (Europe & Asia) - Exynos 9810 (4x 2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs), Mali-G72 MP18 GPU

The lưu ý 8 used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 which is 20% slower và 30% less power efficient than the new 845. Samsung has also boosted RAM from the cảnh báo 8’s 6GB to 8GB, but only if you buy the (hugely expensive) top-of-range option (more below).

In terms of connectivity, the Galaxy note 9 has LTE Cat.18 compared lớn Cat.16 on the cảnh báo 8 which means it is theoretically capable of 1.2 gigabit (1,200Mbit) 4G speeds, though this isn’t of great relevance given its never attainable in real-world scenarios. Công nghệ bluetooth 5.0 (2x speed & 4x range of công nghệ bluetooth 4.2) is also present in both phones.

One nice aside: the Galaxy note 9 can connect lớn a monitor to lớn create a desktop-style PC. The phone’s screen works as a touchpad và virtual keyboard meaning there’s no need for the company’s separate Dex attachment. I’ve long argued, if you can afford a premium Galaxy điện thoại you can afford a dedicated computer for the Chrome OS-style environment Samsung offers, but it’s still likely to be handy in some situations.

Battery Life - The Big Selling Point

Having gone backward in recent years following the exploding Galaxy cảnh báo 7 debacle, Samsung is finally on its game again with the Galaxy note 9 và this tăng cấp could be a deal-maker for many buyers:

Galaxy lưu ý 9 - 4000 mAh Galaxy note 8 - 3300 mAh

Yes, Samsung has increased battery capacity by over 20% and the company promises not just full day but multi-day use from a single charge.

Furthermore, the Galaxy lưu ý 9 retains quick (though not the quickest) wired charging, wireless charging. The phone has passed Samsung’s ‘8 Point unique Check’, the most rigorous in the industry, which was introduced after the Galaxy cảnh báo 7 was recalled. It also means Galaxy chú ý 9 batteries should degrade only 5% in two years, versus over 20% from most rivals.

Price và Storage - Big Increases, Everywhere

Now here is where Samsung might thảm bại you:

Galaxy lưu ý 9 - 128GB - $999 / £899 Galaxy cảnh báo 9 - 512GB - $1,250 / £1,099

Both these prices are likely lớn make you wince. The Galaxy lưu ý 9 now starts at the same price as the iPhone X, while its top-tier model is the most expensive mass-market smartphone on the market.

In its favor are enlarged 128GB and class-leading 512GB storage options (the latter also gives users 8GB of RAM), but with a 512GB-compatible microSD slot, I suspect many users would’ve liked a 64GB $899 option. That was the storage & approximate price bracket of the chú ý 8 when it launched.

Early Verdict

There’s no doubt that Samsung has packed a lot into the Galaxy lưu ý 9. The question is whether the upgrades are in the right places & if they vì chưng enough.

The obvious negative is the price, but Samsung has also fallen behind smaller handset makers lượt thích Oppo & Vivo who have delivered true bezel-less, notch-less designs this year for less money.

That said, there’s no doubt the Galaxy lưu ý 9 lives up to lớn its note heritage. Everything about this phone is big: the display, battery life, expandable storage and price. And lưu ý fans know there is nothing quite lượt thích this stylus-totting phone on the market which gives Samsung a rare case of a captive audience.

The bigger question, however, is whether the Galaxy note 9 can win over a new audience. In my opinion, chú ý 8 owners have no need lớn upgrade và with Samsung widely expected khổng lồ cancel the range if note 9 sales don’t exceed expectations, I fear this beast might be the last of its kind...

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