Galaxy Note 9

[Zaap]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanwh...xpecting-from-the-galaxy-note-9/#fb1e9a949849

C'mon, who else is excited for this thing? The mobile space has been pretty boring for a while now. Few are pushing the envelope of what's possible, vs. being "feature stingy" using the established "don't give em too much" business model.

I'd like to see Samsung knock this out of the park. The Note 9 shouldn't be for the person that takes 3 photos a year, has no clue his phone even shoots 4k video, asks questions like "who needs more than 16GB of storage?" thinks notches are cool, is satisfied with just Bluetooth sound quality, never thought of using a pen on a screen, etc....

I hope Samsung has made the Note for the opposite crowd- those that want everything possible in the year 2018 in a phone.

512GB of internal storage? Yes.
SD allowing another 512GB potential? Sure. Why not finally a TB in my pocket. (Eventually I want my phone to be a high speed backup device for my desktops and laptops. Why the hell not?)
8GB of RAM? Let's have it!
The best set of dual cameras possible? Yes!
New and better S-pen tech? If you insist.
No dumb notches, 2014's bezels, missing jacks/function touted up as "features!'? Heck yes.



Can I have it for $800? No? $1000? No? $1200!!?!

..... well...

If Samsung delivers the freakin' BOSS of smartphones with at least most of the above, I'll pony up whatever the asking price is. Even $1200.

I just want it to be WORTH that much to me, not a $350 phone that costs near as much because of hype.

I'm excited for the August 9th reveal.

Rumor has it, it may be the last Note device. I can see how it's getting harder to sell a $1000+ premium device when a lot of people are perfectly happy with a $300 'good enough' device. Still, if it's the last hurrah for a truly monster smartphone, for the niche market that still wants these, I hope they make it an absolute beast of a device!

 

[Raduque]

Honestly, not very excited for it. It's a basic refinement of the Note 8. In the US, it'll have 64 or 128gb because OEMs like to shaft the USA. S9+ and Note 8 dual cameras are a joke, because the conditions have to be 110% perfect for the optical zoom to work, and I've only gotten it to work once. I've owned the phone since October. The new S-Pen is a small problem because it now uses power. I leave my S-Pen out of the phone often and it'll die a lot on me. I don't think it'll have 8gb though, especially in the US. It's the same size and has the same screen size as the Note 8, and externally the only difference is the placement of the fingerprint scanner, which btw is ugly. I also don't like the placement.

I'll wait and see. It's not worth $270 over the Note 8 though IMO.

 

[dainthomas]

My main reason to get it, being on T-Mobile, is that it will support their new spectrum.

If the base model is >= 128gb and the camera is even better (the Note 8's is already great) that will seal the deal.

 

[darkswordsman17]

OP that sounds like the most boring thing they could do. Let's see something unique. How about making that rear glass an OLED panel that you can adjust, so you can change the color, put on a design or image. When on battery it'd stay at its last state so it wouldn't suck down power. Put on a big single camera sensor, but put a magnetic ring around it and include 3 lenses (wide angle, 2x, and macro, and sell higher zoom lenses and filters and stuff). Make the stylus be able to function as a lapel mic and maybe detached shutter button. Put front cameras on top and bottom so you can do 3D emoji nonsense plus make it so you can do 3D body scans and things (for checking sizing, like some clothing apps have started doing) and of course face unlocking. You could also have it do AI detection and when it sees you taking a d!ckpic it'd be like the Nintendo/Japanese people from that Chinpokomon South Park episode.

 

[nOOky]

No wide angle camera, no thanks. I'd rather see a push to go back to plastic instead of glass and aluminum myself.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Between the lack of real innovation and ever increasing prices, flagships now are a complete snoozefest.

 

[JoeBleed]

still not bringing back the IR blaster it seems and i really don't like this whole glass warped junk. In general, i'm not a fan of pushing thin designs. it seems so pointless when everyone i know puts cases on them to protect them. it's stupid.

 

[ibex333]

it will be a piece of crap just like the rest of the Samsung phones. It will have a shitty speaker, and the speakerphone will sound like crap during calls as well as the earpiece.


But it has an AMAZING HUGE SCREEN!!!


Who cares, if it cannot excel at basics, who needs the advanced stuff?



Anyway, the iPhone is still better. More stable, no stupid Bixby, Samsung boatware, junk apps, etc. Calls are crystal clear, and the speaker is LOUD.

 

[Raduque]

ALL CELLPHONE SPEAKERS ARE GARBAGE. PERIOD.

it will be a piece of crap just like the rest of the Samsung phones. It will have a shitty speaker, and the speakerphone will sound like crap during calls as well as the earpiece.


But it has an AMAZING HUGE SCREEN!!!


Who cares, if it cannot excel at basics, who needs the advanced stuff?



Anyway, the iPhone is still better. More stable, no stupid Bixby, Samsung boatware, junk apps, etc. Calls are crystal clear, and the speaker is LOUD.

You're a moron. *facepalm*

Personal attacks are not allowed.

AT Mod Usandthem

 

[ibex333]

You're a moron. *facepalm*

Nah... you are. ; )


And no, they are not all garbage. The iPhone speaker gets much, much louder than any Samsung.

 

[JoeBleed]

Nah... you are. ; )


And no, they are not all garbage. The iPhone speaker gets much, much louder than any Samsung.

The iphone 5,6, and 7 we have at work are by far not better than my Samsung note 4.

 

[ibex333]

The iphone 5,6, and 7 we have at work are by far not better than my Samsung note 4.

Speaker and overall stability wise, they are.

 

[JoeBleed]

not been my experience and i have to support those iphones. the note 4 is my personal phone.

 

[Raduque]

Nah... you are. ; )


And no, they are not all garbage. The iPhone speaker gets much, much louder than any Samsung.

Loud doesn't mean good. It still sounds like redacted. The factory speakers in my LeSabre get loud enough to cause pain, but that doesn't mean it sounds good.

It's impossible for cellphone speakers to sound good - they all sound like trash no matter how loud they get.

You're an idiot if you think otherwise.

Profanity is not allowed in the tech areas.

AT Mod Usandthem

Edit: I forget. But as Ricky from TPB would say "THATS JUST HOW PEOPLE TALK".

 

[WelshBloke]

Nah... you are. ; )


And no, they are not all garbage. The iPhone speaker gets much, much louder than any Samsung.

The speaker on the S9 is at least as good as the one on an iPhone. They are both a bit sucky for music though.

 

[Zaap]

LOL. Put it this way... the type of person who'd buy a Note 9 to listen to media on the speakers, is the same type who'd toss the S-Pen and use a cheap nubby passive stylus and be incapable of decerning a difference in the quality.

I have no idea why someone like that would buy a Note 9. You can listen to garbage quality phone speakers on anything, even the $99 480x800 res phone you're probably better off with.

Meanwhile... lot of leaks surrounding this. 1TB max capacity likely. Guess we'll see tomorrow.

 

[Mopetar]

it will be a piece of crap just like the rest of the Samsung phones. It will have a shitty speaker, and the speakerphone will sound like crap during calls as well as the earpiece.


But it has an AMAZING HUGE SCREEN!!!


Who cares, if it cannot excel at basics, who needs the advanced stuff?

I know some people who almost never talk on their phones. It’s all texting, apps, web browsing, and media consumption, usually with a decent set of headphones.

For some people, it’s less of a phone and more of a pocket computer. A better speaker would be useless to them.

 

[dainthomas]

Looks like there is a 128gb/6gb for $999 and a 512gb/8gb for $1250. Plus Bluetooth s-pen. No black option though which is kind of a bummer.

 

[spacejamz]

and stereo speakers...

not worth upgrading from my note 8 though...

 

[gorcorps]

Looks nice, about what I was expecting. No reason to upgrade now but might be worth a jump if there's deals by the time the S10s are coming out.

 

[Oyeve]

I already reserved mine. Want the copper tho. Can't find it on the site.

 

[Raduque]

My Note 8 is good for a while yet. I'll wait for the 10.

 

[ultimatebob]

I might wait a few weeks on this one, just make sure that they aren't randomly catching on fire for anybody.

 

[Raduque]

I might wait a few weeks on this one, just make sure that they aren't randomly catching on fire for anybody.

Oh, shut up. You're not clever or funny.

 

[Fir]

Hardware wise I don't think it's much different than the S9+. I have the dual sim Exynos with 256GB storage.

However, as I've seen in the past, the Note usually does have improvements in the camera over the same gen S series. Saw that with the Note7 (vs S7) and (of course) the Note 8 vs S8+.

The pen being able to control the shutter is a win for sure particularly with long exposure shots in manual mode, etc. And there's probably a plethora of things to come they will do with it too.

4Ah battery is boss as well.