While the Snapdragon 845 devices rank higher, the difference can be considered negligible. On Geekbench, the trend somewhat continues. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)Īs you can see here, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 may be a strong performer but as far as the Antutu v7 benchmark tool goes, the Snapdragon 845 beats it by a noticeable margin. LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, dual-video recording, fps videosĭual video call, auto-HDR, fps videosĪndroid 8.1 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.5 UI It will be the usual wear and tear but those who want their devices to be in pristine conditions at all time should definitely take note of this. While the rounded end will help reduce potential damage, just keep in mind that if you’re not using a protective case, you will most likely see scratches on the corners here as time goes by. It is also here that you will notice on the corners of each phone that it has a more rectangular shape with a rounded end. It has a pointed tip which will help you “write” with better feel and accuracy. There is a switch at the top, which is used to keep the thing locked in the Galaxy Note 9, the Samsung logo right below it, and a button which has a variety of uses which we’ll talk about more in a later section. The S Pen itself looks essentially the same from the previous Galaxy Note 8, with this one in brown as the phone is the Metallic Copper option. You can definitely see that it’s nowhere as narrow as the sides. On the bottom, you have the headphone jack, a USB-C port, yet another microphone, speaker, and of course the S Pen port. On the top of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is where you can find the SIM card / Micro SD card tray and a microphone. Both sides are rather narrow but that’s because of the curved edge display. On the right side on the other hand is where the power button resides in solitude.

On the left side of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, you have 3 buttons volume up, volume down, and a dedicated button for Bixby. While the back looks beautiful with its glossy finish, it is a fingerprint magnet unfortunately. Having it raised like this is especially helpful as the fingerprint sensor is right below it, so users can easily know if they’ve moved their finger too far up. You can see the dual camera setup, along with an LED flash and heart rate sensor inside a glass cover with a raised lip. You won’t be seeing any of those iPhone X-style notches here (thank god for that).Īs you can see from the back of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, this is the Metallic Copper colour option. It’s a bit hard to see all of these so chances are, you won’t even notice it has most of these at the top. It’s not thick by any means, just a matter of perspective like putting a small person beside someone larger to make them seem bigger.Īt the top from left to right, you have an LED indicator, Iris recognition LED, proximity / light sensor, earpiece (which also functions as a speaker), front-facing camera, and the Iris recognition camera. Because of that, the bezel on the top and bottom of the device seems more prominent. Looking at the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 from the front and you’ll see a beautiful 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with curves on the left and right side of the screen. If you missed out on that, you can check out the video right above here, or click right here to head straight to the unboxing post. We actually published the unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 earlier with some valuable information on the smartphone.

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