Samsung Galaxy Note9 review
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- S9NoteEnjoyer
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- 01 May 2024
Egt, 17 Mar 2024I am a bit on budget but is the note 9 worth buying in 2024... moreFor what it's worth, I got my note 9 originally during release week USA (August 2018 if I recall right). I am not a reviewer or anything, just a normal consumer. I just so happend to upgrade from my S7E at the literal perfect time. So, I was one of the first "normal" US consumers to get my hands on one. As for how good it is...well, I'm typing this very message on the very same Note9 I just mentioned. Almost eight years later, and this phone is still exactly what I want/need. I will not be upgrading literally for as long as it keeps working like it has been. Incredibly fast and responsive, fast to charge (be aware that it only has QC 2.0, but even with its larger battery than normally found even on new phones in 2024, and only QC 2.0, it still goes from dead to 80% in, like, 30-35 minutes or so. Any charger with newer QC versions is totally fine, they are backwards compatible. Just make sure the charger has at least QC 2.0 or greater, and you can even do a further check by reading the 9V charger output amperage. The Note9 will charge at max speed if the charger can do 9V@1.6A or better. I have verified this using multiple different voltmeters and ammeters, its literally 8.95V-9.05V@1.65A on the dot when fast charging between ~20% to ~80%).
It has an actual physical headphone jack, all of the fancy Bluetooth 5.0 Low Latency + Bluetooth 5.0 LE + Bluetooth 5.0 AptX support technologies, which of course is fully backwards compatible with older Bluetooth accessories. The phone will, by default, automatically enable and use any of the extra Bluetooth technologies, based on what the other device supports. For example, my car Bluetooth receiver supports Bluetooth 5.0, AptX, low latency mode, and LE. My phone therefore automatically outputs in Bluetooth version 5.0, with AptX and low latency enabled automatically. You can manually configure this. To this point, I told my phone to keep everything except for LE (low energy mode). After configuring it once, it remembers forever per each Bluetooth device. If that sounds intimidating, you don't have to do anything. By default, it will configure itself based on whatever you're connecting it to. It can even go a step further and multi output in different Bluetooth versions. The note 9 supports at least two Bluetooth outputs at the same time. Maybe more I can't remember. I've only ever used two. And, to make it even better, you can dual output to both Bluetooth devices at the same time with one phone! It can be any combination of Bluetooth connections. You can have a headset connected for calling while also connected to your car stereo, you can have two car stereos connected to the same phone outputting the same sound, etc. etc. Honestly, being able to connect to multiple separate stereos wirelessly without needing an external repeater is really nice. It's mostly what I use multiconnect for.
The internal audio chip is stellar. 32-bit support is pretty rare, and the note 9 has it. Granted, you also have to have a 32-bit audio file to take advantage of that, but I can attest that my 32-bit Studio mic sounds fantastic when the recording is played using the phone as a player. I'm not kidding when I say that this thing natively supports practically every single audio or video Codec on the planet. Including all of the Apple ones too. It's pretty nifty to be able to change your video Codec to Apple native, so when you send your video to your iPhone buddy, he can play it on his phone! Then you can switch it back to the superior, android video format. The rear camera can even record in 4K at 60 fps!
It has support for 5 GHz or 2 GHz wifi (it can even output a mobile Hotspot in either band! You can set it however you need!). My home internet is very, VERY fast, mostly because I have two computers, one of which is a game server, which I usually run over most weekends. My note 9 has no problem hitting my full 2000 mbps down 2000 mbps up on WiFi, not even on ethernet, like my server and gaming PC are.
My point is, this is still very much a relevant phone even in 2024. I only game on my pc, not my phone, so I can't speak to the ability of it to game. But for what it's worth, the few coffee roguelites I've messed around with on my phone, even the ones with 3D graphics, run perfectly with no issues.
To conclude, I do think that the note 9 is a great phone even in 2024. I am a little bit out of the loop on what the most modern phones can accomplish, I would imagine the biggest difference would be in charging speeds (but, its really only a difference of roughly 15 minutes or so - my Note9 charges fast enough to never make me even think about something marginally faster?)
I'm a little bit out of the phone Loop because I like my note 9 so much, so I would definitely do your homework if there's a feature or gizmo you specifically want. At least to me, this phone is absolutely perfect and I will continue to use it for as long as I possibly can.
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- Egt
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- 17 Mar 2024
I am a bit on budget but is the note 9 worth buying in 2024 and if not any other recommendations in the same price range
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- 02 Dec 2023
Kumar, 07 Jun 2023My samsung note 9 display yellow how can clear this problemIncrease the brightness and reduce it again often, it will clear off
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- Opris
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- 27 Oct 2023
Samsung should upgrade this Samsung note 9 to android 14...the phone is too good to stock on android 10..too bad..Samsung note 9 deserves four major update
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- Anonymous
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- 13 Jun 2023
Kumar, 07 Jun 2023My samsung note 9 display yellow how can clear this problemMine too
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- Kumar
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- 07 Jun 2023
My samsung note 9 display yellow how can clear this problem
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- 14 Apr 2023
Sharon bella , 10 Feb 2023Without the Spen does that mean you can’t operate the phone... moreActually you dont have to use the pen, it is necessary when drawing bt you can use the phone pretty much without the pen
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- Anonymous
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- 10 Mar 2023
Donsmoobabe, 30 Dec 2022I have had both iPhone and Samsung recent and not so new. I... moreGreat review. Quite helpful.
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- Sharon bella
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- 10 Feb 2023
Nn, 30 Nov 2019Just clear the cache partition and then open the device and... moreWithout the Spen does that mean you can’t operate the phone with your hand except using the Spen?
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- Emon
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- 09 Feb 2023
Donsmoobabe, 30 Dec 2022I upgraded from a30 and its waaaay better imoI upgraded from Poco M3 😁
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- Aaron
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- 09 Jan 2023
You're right!
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- Donsmoobabe
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- 30 Dec 2022
I have had both iPhone and Samsung recent and not so new. I prefer the Note9 to any of the Samsung A range its on par with the S range imo and definitely better than the I phone.
I love my note 9 only downfall in my eyes is battery life. But I do use it constantly I would say I can play games for 5 hours straight on full battery till it goes, I don't know if thats good or not but its a lot better than the iPhone ever was.
Also compared to the newer phones it isn't waterproof at all and also isn't dual sim but they are seriously the only problems I have with it .
Would highly recommend especially for those who use their phones for work etc the people function with word and excel is great.
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- 30 Dec 2022
Narend, 28 Dec 2022I still can't decide, which should I pick between Gala... moreI upgraded from a30 and its waaaay better imo
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- Narend
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- 28 Dec 2022
I still can't decide, which should I pick between Galaxy A33 or this one. Many people said that this Phone still usable for 2023, but I always use a phone for 3 or 4 years. Still can't decide tho •_•
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- Jamaica
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- 27 Nov 2022
Best phone ever. Compare to S21 ultra, its like the same.
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- Nw5
- 07 Nov 2022
My Samsung note didn't support networking Zain SS
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Oct 2022
rexyjay, 03 Feb 2022Are you still enjoying your note 9?Nope
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- 25 Sep 2022
Samsung note not working properlycolud
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- NYe
- 06 Sep 2022
Jotham , 06 Feb 2022My camera is not clear it has like smoke as ur taking a pho... morePour water on the fire that's burning. It's the one producing the smoke
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- Anonymous
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- 24 May 2022
It goes off when u using it and it loses network permanently and wat can I do