Buying a cellular phone is not a daily job because they are costly. So, if you want to purchase a new one, you have to be sure that you get the convenient cellular phone for you. This Samsung Galaxy Note9 review is your best resource for grasping the meanings of the majority of Samsung Galaxy Note9 specifications, which will allow you to make the right decision.
After announced Samsung Galaxy Note9 by Samsung on 8/9/2018, this model has been released in 2018, August 24. However, this model’s status in the market is Available.
When you buy Samsung Galaxy Note9, you will gain a 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS rear camera and 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF selfie camera. it also has 128GB 6GB RAM, and 4000 mAh battery life (the more mAh value gives more strength to the battery).
Samsung Galaxy Note9 comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 as a display protection that is intended to protect the screen when the phone falls on hard and rough surfaces, and with 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 display size.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 comes with the following OS and chips:
* Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 OS,
* Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China Chipset
* Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEAOcta-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China Processor.
To understand the meanings of mobile phone specs, continue browsing this Samsung Galaxy Note9 review.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review of The Body Features
While selecting a smartphone, one of the most important choices to be considered is the mobile phone’s body features, which are body dimensions, body weight, and body build. The lines that follow have a Samsung Galaxy Note9 review related to the body specifications.
* Body Dimensions: 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) which means height, width, and thickness (depth) respectively.
* Body Weight: 201 g (7.09 oz).
A mobile phone should be between 140g and 170g in weight, which is suitable for the majority of consumers.
* Body Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame.
The markets offer a variety of body types.:
* Metal. The name shows that this type is made of metal, Consequently, it has the greatest strength to shield the mobile phone parts.
* Plastic. It can be more durable than metals because it doesn’t bend and long-lasting than glass as it doesn’t shatter easily.
* Glass. Mobile phones made of glass look more attractive and polished, but the brittle nature of glass makes it more breakable.
How to Choose Your Best Color? Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review
Competition between mobile phone producers is no longer limited to technical matters, such as memory size, camera strength, and processor capacity. Rather, it went beyond the competition in the colors of the cellular covers, which have become considerably more varied.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 comes in the following colors: Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review – Understanding Display Terminology
As cell phones innovations evolve quickly, it is difficult to know any smartphone or combination of features as the best. This applies to the quality and specifications of the screen. In fact, choosing it depends on your preference and the areas in which you use mobile phones. In the following lines, we will talk about the major display features of Samsung Galaxy Note9
Display Type: Super AMOLED – Note that you need to look for a display kind that gives more radiant colors and genuine black color.
Display Size: 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 – The popular standard screen size of cellular phones now averages between 4.7 and 6.5 inches.
Display HDR: HDR10 – HDR (High Dynamic Range) means that an image’s darkest and lightest areas have a noticeable contrast.
Screen To Body Ratio: (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio). It refers to the percentage of how much the screen covers the front side. Smartphones that have the largest screen-to-body ratio look delicate and that give them a premium look.
Display Ratio: 18.5:9 ratio. the Aspect ratio is the relevance between the height and width of the smartphone screen. Taller aspect ratios like 19.5:9 is coming with the most modern smartphones, and it is suitable for web browsing, and other portrait orientation apps.
Display Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels. It is the clarity of an image video in detail and sharpness. The pixel resolution for high-definition screens is 1920 x 1080.
Display Density: (~516 ppi density). It is the number of physical pixels per inch on a screen and is measured in Pixels Per Inch (ppi).
Display Protection: Samsung Galaxy Note9 comes with the following display protection:
* Corning Gorilla Glass 5
* Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
All What you Need For Camera Specs in one Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review
In the following lines, you will find Samsung Galaxy Note9 review about the main cameras.
* Main Camera Single: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS}.
The following lines explain some of the symbols included in the camera characteristics:
MP (Megapixels) is the resolution of the image taken by a smartphone.
(f value) is the aperture of a lens that indicates how much light it lets in. A bigger aperture lets in more light, whilst a smaller aperture lets in less light.
(mm value) This measurement is of the lens’s focal length, which affects the final image that is produced by your camera.
AutoFocus (AF) is the function of a camera to automatically focus on a subject.
* Main Camera Dual: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
The main camera features are as follows:
auto-HDR, panorama, 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS main video camera.
In the following lines, you will see Samsung Galaxy Note9 review of the selfie camera:
* Selfie Camera Single: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF
* Selfie Camera Dual: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
The main camera characteristics are:
Auto-HDR, Dual video call, 1440p@30fps Selfie video camera.
Important Details About The SIM – Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review
The acronym SIM is used to refer to the Subscriber Identity Module. It is a microchip that can be fitted into your cellphone to be able to access your phone’s communication features to make calls, send SMS, and connect to the 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G mobile internet. For more info about 3G / 4G networks, refer to Samsung Galaxy Note9 3G or Samsung Galaxy Note9 4G articles. SIM cards come in three sizes: Standard (Mini), Micro, and Nano. You can use your smartphone without a SIM card, such as using the calculator, playing games, saving text or voice notes, and connecting to a Wi-Fi network to explore the web.
This cellular phone model comes with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) card. For more information, refer to How to insert SIM card in Samsung Galaxy Note9 article.
Here are the popular SIM card types:
* Nano-SIM. This removable SIM card size is the smallest available one, so it is the most modern one (other than eSIMs, which we’ll talk about it very soon) and it’s used by the vast majority of current mobile phones.
* Micro-SIM. They have a little bit larger chip, and they’re rarely been used in recent years.
* Standard SIM (Mini-SIM). It is the biggest SIM card size in use, and it’s the most rarely used.
* eSIM. It is an embedded SIM card, i.e., you can’t take it off of your device.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review – Chipset, CPU, and GPU
This model has Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China chipset.
A chipset on a cellular phone is most usually referred to as a system-on-chip (SoC). It is an integrated circuit that houses all of a device’s essential parts on one chip. The most popular types are Qualcomm Snapdragon, MediaTek chipsets, and Intel Atom.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEAOcta-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China CPU.
The higher the number of cores, and the higher the processing speed the better the processor’s performance will be.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has the following GBU (Graphics Processing Unit): Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEAAdreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China.
This chip is responsible for handling and accelerating all graphics jobs, and a faster GPU means a more powerful cellphone.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review of the Storage Specs and Capacity
The quantity of storage that a new cellphone offers is one of the major decision considerations. Actually, Samsung Galaxy Note9 comes with a microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) memory card slot, and the following internal storage: 128GB 6GB RAM – 128GB 8GB RAM – 512GB 8GB RAM
Two types of phone’s memory are available:
Internal: It is built into the phone, and can’t be extended. Nowadays, the majority of smartphones have internal storage that is at least 32GB or 64GB and a few high-end models feature 256GB or 512GB.
External: It is a removable SD card used as an alternative memory to store photos, music, videos, etc., regardless of the type of SD card slot.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review – Mobile Networks and Connectivity
Mobile networking refers to technology that can support voice and/or data network connections using wireless solutions. Three kinds of mobile networks are available: 3G, 4G (LTE), and 5G. All of it are working on most modern smartphones. However, 5G has been innovated with an extended capacity to enable next-generation user experiences, support innovative deployment models, and give extra services.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 supports the following networks: 3G. For more information, refer to Samsung Galaxy Note9 3G article. – 4G. For more information, refer to Samsung Galaxy Note9 4G article.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review – Available Wireless Connections
This model comprises the following wireless communications:
* WLAN connection: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot. Wireless Local Area Network depends on Wi-Fi to connect to the home or office wireless network using the local router and offers Internet access.
* Bluetooth connection: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX. It is a common wireless communication protocol used to communicate two devices together over short ranges, allowing them to share data between different devices.
* GBS connection: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO. Global Positioning System enables smartphone to define any position you need.
* NFC connection: Yes. Near Field Communication is a wireless technology that enables your smartphone to transfer data to another device when they’re close together, so it’s commonly used for contactless payments. For more information, refer to NFC on Samsung Galaxy Note9 article.
* USB connection: USB Type-C 3.1}. Universal Serial Bus is wired technology that allows users to connect two devices, such as a smartphone with a PC, to either transfer data or charge the connected device.
* Features Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2}. The sensor is a device that detects and majors the changes in the nearby environment such as ambient light and motion.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review – The Operating System
This model comes with Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Review of The Battery Main Specifications
Nothing is more crucial than the smartphone’s battery, which powers these gadgets and grants daily life going. In the following lines, you will find Samsung Galaxy Note9 review of its primary battery.
* Battery Technology: Li-Ion.
* Samsung Galaxy Note9 comes with a non-a removable battery.
* Battery Capacity: 4000 mAh. It refers to the storage capacity a specific battery is able to provide. A battery with a 3100 mAh capacity rating could supply a current of 3100 mA for one hour. Higher mAh ratings for the same battery type will generally mean longer working time.
* Battery Charging: {Fast charging 65W}.
* Battery Charging Time: {100% in 39 min (advertised)}.
The Battery Secondary Specs – Samsung Galaxy Note9 Preview
Along with the main Samsung Galaxy Note9 parameters that we just discussed, this model contains more battery-related features that vary somewhat depending on the kind of cellphone. These specs are as follows:
* Battery Charging Original: {Fast charging 15W, Qi/PMA wireless charging – market dependent}.