Our Rating
The overall rating is based on review by our experts.
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Design
3 / 10
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Display
4 / 10
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Camera
2 / 10
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Performance
5 / 10
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Software
6 / 10
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Battery
1 / 10
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is Samsung’s 2018 Best Flagship smartphone. The device has aluminum and glass unibody build, and support for IP68 dust/water-resistance. The model has a similar design to its predecessor Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with the same form factor and including the note line’s signature S-Pen Stylus.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 smartphone has LTE Advanced antennas, with Dual SIM capability support for Nano-SIMs. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 display features 6.4 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (1440 x 2960 pixels resolution). The Samsung Galaxy Note9 specifications come pre-installed with Android 8.1 Oreo (now upgradable to Android 9.0 Pie). As for the processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-Core chipset combined with Adreno 630 GPU or Exynos 9810 CPU with Mali-G72 MP18 GPU (depending on the region availability). The Samsung Galaxy Note9 RAM comes in 6GB and 8GB, while the available storage space memory comes in 128GB and 512GB capacity with the ability to expand storage through SD card.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 Camera features dual 12-megapixel, the first being a main f/1.5-2.4 variable aperture resolution sensor while the second f/2.4 lens adds support for 2X optical zoom and Portrait Mode, with 1080p/4K recording capability at both 30 FPS and 60 FPS. Both sensors have OIS and six lens protection. It also has HDR and panoramic mode for the rear camera. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 Camera also has Burst mode, 720p@960fps slow-motion recording. As for the front camera, Samsung Galaxy Note9 features an 8MP f/1.7 front snapper. For night shots it has an LED flash on the rear.
In the area of connectivity, Samsung Galaxy Note9 features Bluetooth (5.0), WiFi (Dual-band and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), NFC with a 3.5 mm audio jack support. Samsung Galaxy Note9 sensors include Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2, and the device has dimensions of 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm and gets a Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery with 15W fast-charging support. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 colors are available in Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White.