the galaxy note 9 was released August of 2018 and with the Galaxy Note 10 right
around the corner I think it's about time we revisit the note 9 and find out
is it still worth it in 2019
let's get the biggest thing out of the way right off the bat the Galaxy Note
nine has seen a substantial price drop and you can get one for 699 bucks
brand-new unlocked and if you're cool with like a used or refurbished unit
they go all the way down to like four hundred and twenty nine dollars links
down below of course outside of the price the note nine is still a great
looking phone it does have some bezels compared to phones like the s10 plus or
the one plus seven pro but it still looks a hell of a lot better than the
pixel 3xl in my opinion I've had a since it was released and while it's not my
everyday phone I've used it consistently over the last year and it's held up
incredibly well sure as some scratches and scuffs but for a large phone
entirely made of glass I say it's held up excellent I think
some of it has to do with the fact that I'm using a color bear skin which not
only adds a thin layer of protection but it also makes the note 9 look flame and
cheeto hot make sure to check the link in the description if you want to save
some money and pick up a couple more skin for yourself there's a code down
there I almost forgot to mention the ip68 rating on the note 9 it's
definitely legit since I've submerged his phone a ton and it still works
perfectly fine ever since the note 9 was released I gotta say is received
consistent updates every month that fixed features that already existed but
also added some new ones to the note 9 performance wise it's pretty much just
as smooth now as it was day one which is saying a lot for an Android phone and in
specific Samsung phone one UI and Android P really helped here by bringing
a more optimized experience and introduced things like digital while
being adaptive battery adaptive brightness and navigation gestures
what's even better is that Samsung has stated the note 9 is eligible and will
receive Android Q supposedly it's geared for a February 2020 launch but we'll see
because delays happen all the time whatever the case is it's just nice to
see Samsung fully supporting their devices and the note 9 has received
consistent updates which is awesome hardware wise the note 9 is no slouch
it's not as powerful as the 855 or the 855 plus but it's completely capable I
mean if my note 9 is still running this smooth it should tell you something
the six gigabytes of RAM is plenty for most but I have noticed a little lag
here and there whenever there is quite a few apps open closing background apps
can fix this usually or just simply restarting the phone whatever the case
may be it's fully capable of running the latest version of Android the latest
apps or the latest games hell whatever you want to throw at the heat is
controlled extremely well thanks to the large water cooling system that it has
onboard the display is gorgeous and is easily on the top 10 best smartphone
display lists it's bright when it needs to be it gets incredibly dim during the
times you don't need all that light bright goodness
it supports HDR content and when combined with the Dolby Atmos support
viewing content and consuming content is just incredible thanks to its large 6.4
in size and boxier design you do have plenty of room for s-pen activities
speaking of the S Pen is still fantastic still works just as good as it ever has
and all the standout features like triggering the camera shutter are still
there even though Qualcomm's in-display fingerprint scanner is found on the
galaxy s 10 the note nines rear fingerprint scanner works perfectly fine
and I feel it's faster at times speaking of the fingerprint scanner the Galaxy
Note 9 might very well be the last Samsung phone you see with a retina
scanner on it the battery life is still legit thanks to its massive 4000 million
power sighs I can average between four and a half to five and a half hours of
screen on time with about 10% or more remaining at the end of the day which is
a little bit of a decrease since I first got the phone but honestly I still call
that legit the new knife features quick charge 2.0 but if you have a more
powerful charger than what's included in the box it does charge a little bit
faster but honestly I would avoid this to prolong the battery health in terms
of wireless charging it does support 10 watt fast charging which I've been using
as the primary way of reducing my note 9 this leads us to the camera when the
note 9 first came out it already had a pretty good camera but with that string
of updates from last year into this year it's really improved the note 9 s camera
quite a bit this includes improvements to picture quality brightness of faces
and backlit environments day and night HDR control accuracy low-light
brightness improvements to the signal-to-noise ratio and low-light
environments adding the ability to switch between standard and wide-angle
view for selfies and they also pushed out a dedicate
Knight mode in many countries but here in the US we're still waiting on that so
uh I would like my knight mode now all in all I would say the note 9 camera can
hang with the best of them despite being a year old it actually outperforms some
of the most recent flagships in many situations it's incredibly
consistent and thanks to those updates the experience has improved quite a bit
video quality is also stellar whether you're just shooting 1080p or 4k I think
you're gonna be happy with the quality the 4k 60 frames per second looks
incredible even for a year old phone I still think the dual aperture is a bit
gimmicky and the low-light capabilities could be a little bit better however
that's extremely nitpicking considering the note 9 initially released with the
price tag of a thousand bucks and now you can grab one for under $500
depending on the condition and where you're looking it would be stupid not to
recommend this phone in 2019 if you're upgrading from a galaxy s 8 or earlier
the note 9 will feel refreshing and if you're not worried about grabbing the
note tinge this will easily last you until the next iteration well friends
what did you think is the note 9 worthy of a 2019 purchase sound off down below
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