What's up guys? Mark here from TechnoBuffalo,
and every single year around August or September,
Samsung will invite several Publications, Tech bloggers, or YouTube channels
to announce their new Galaxy Note smartphone,
and this year is no exception.
Today, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 9,
and I'm here to tell you the truth about it,
and everything you need to know about it.
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The first thing you need to know about the Galaxy Note 9
that it has an updated S Pen, which now has Bluetooth capability,
and a battery that will take around 40 seconds or so to charge.
Now, what this means for you is that you'll be able to use the S Pen
as the shutter button for the camera,
which is great if you love taking selfies.
You can also use it as a clicker if you're doing a presentation.
Now, the latency between the screen and the pen has also improved.
I didn't really notice any input lag,
which is a big deal if you're using the S Pen
for drawing or jotting down notes.
The Note 9 also comes in two colors that'll launch in the US,
Ocean Blue and Lavender Purple.
The lavender purple version has the same color matching S Pen as the phone,
the Ocean Blue color on the other hand is the only variant
with that unique yellow S Pen.
There are also reports of a third color in this Gold Copper variant.
Unfortunately, Samsung didn't tell us anything about it.
Although, it could be an international model that just
hasn't been announced yet.
The dual 12 megapixel cameras in the back is similar to last year's Note 8.
Spec wise, it's all very similar.
Both sensors are still optically stabilized.
It has a wide angle and portrait lens with live focus.
But what's new this year is intelligent camera,
which uses artificial intelligence and algorithms
that live inside the device
that can automatically detect 20 different types of scenes,
ranging from food to landscape to flowers, just to name a few.
Now, this new feature will apparently give you sharper,
and more color precise photos out of the camera.
Now upfront, the screen hasn't changed much.
It's slightly, I mean, slightly bigger.
It's now 6.4 inches compared to 6.3 inches.
It's still QHD+,
and it has that very vibrant Super AMOLED look to it.
Now, what hasn't changed though is that chin at the bottom.
It's not completely bezel-less yet,
and in typical Samsung fashion,
they refuse to add a notch,
which is totally fine by me.
But it does end up making the phone feel ginormous when holding it one hand.
Around back, you'll notice that the fingerprint reader
has now been moved under the camera,
which is where it should have been in the first place.
So, thank you Samsung.
The Galaxy Note 9 also features some beefy specs.
It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.
It also has 6 gigabytes of RAM for 128 gigabyte variant,
and 8 gigabytes of RAM for the 512 gigabyte.
It also includes a Cat.18 LTE modem,
which apparently will give you blazing download and upload speeds
up to 1.2 gigabits per second.
Samsung is also packing a huge 4000 milliamp hour battery,
which I'm really excited about,
because that just shows how confident Samsung is
after the whole Note 7 fiasco.
Samsung didn't say how long the battery would last,
but we're really excited to put it through its paces
once we have it in the studio.
Samsung DeX is also a big push for the Galaxy Note 9
thanks to this USBC adapter.
It's essentially a USBC on one end and HDMI on the other.
I played with it for a few minutes,
and was super impressed with its performance,
and how seamless the experience was.
Now, I'll probably never use this just because I have a laptop and a desktop PC.
But if you're the kind of person who works from their phone,
you'll really love this.
Fortnite's also a big selling point for Samsung this year
because they'll have Fortnite as an exclusive game for a few days,
and will also include special skins
if you download it from their game launcher app.
So, what's it going to cost you?
Well, the 128 gigabyte version with 6 gigabytes of RAM will retail for $1000,
and the 512 gigabyte variant with 8 gigabytes of RAM
will be available for $1250.
You can start pre-ordering the Note 9 starting August 10,
and will hit stores on August 24th.
Now, that you're all caught up,
you know the truth about the Galaxy Note 9.
I think the Samsung built an amazing powerhouse smartphone.
Having 128 gigabyte as a base storage is awesome,
and the fact that you can spec it up to 512 gigabytes,
and get 8 gigabytes of RAM is truly amazing.
I wish the design was a little bit different.
I think it still looks too similar to last year's Note 8.
But, what do you guys think of the Note 9?
Let us know in the comments down below.
Start a conversation.
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Anyways, I'm Mark Linsangan from TechnoBuffalo,
and yeah, I'll catch you in the next one.