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The progress Samsung has made to leave behind its 2016 Galaxy Note 7 debacle has been reduced to ash after a brand new Galaxy Note 9 reportedly caught fire earlier this month. This has sparked a renewed concern surrounding the supposedly “safer than ever” batteries, as the affected New Yorker files a lawsuit against the smartphone manufacturer.

“The battery in the Galaxy Note 9 is safer than ever. Users do not have to worry about the batteries anymore,” claimed CEO Koh Dong-jin in the marketing for Samsung’s new phablet device. A new “battery safety check” ensures that there was purportedly no chance of the Galaxy Note 9 catching fire, according to executive Kate Beaumont.

The charges made by real estate agent Diane Chung beg to differ, however, as the NY Post reports that the device got uncontrollably hot after being placed in her bag, forcing the New York resident to empty the contents onto the floor. The mobile continued to burn until a witness picked it up with a cloth and took it to a nearby bucket full of water.

Chung’s lawsuit attempts to claim for unspecified damages due to the contents of her bag, and the bag itself being destroyed, along with an outright ban of Galaxy Note 9 sales within the state. This is reminiscent of the widespread issues plaguing batteries within the Galaxy Note 7 two years ago, although the company assures the press that it is currently an isolated incident.

“Samsung takes customer safety very seriously and we stand behind the quality of the millions of Galaxy devices in use in the United States,” Samsung explains in its public statement. “We have not received any reports of similar incidents involving a Galaxy Note 9 device and we are investigating the matter.”

It isn’t clear what caused the instance with Miss Chung, but fortunately no one was hurt in the incident.

KitGuru Says: It’s not good to see such a harmful problem rear its head once again, but hopefully this is as isolated as Samsung is making it out to be. If you do have a Galaxy Note 9, it might be worth downplaying its usage until Samsung clarifies the matter further. We will update the story as it progresses.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Hands-on! https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/dominic-moass/samung-galaxy-note-9-hands-on/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/dominic-moass/samung-galaxy-note-9-hands-on/#respond Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:07:43 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=382779 The Galaxy Note 9 has officially launched - we get hands-on with the new phone, including a first look at the design, display and updated S Pen.

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The Galaxy Note 9 was unveiled yesterday at Samsung's Unpacked event in New York. Today, I was able to get hands-on with the company's latest flagship at an exclusive press event in London. While we can't offer firm buying advice just yet, here are my initial impressions of the device –  and, spoiler alert, it is nothing short of a monster!

Design and Display

Let's start with the things you'll notice first – the design and display. In all honesty, these are the areas which have changed least since the Note 8. Sure, the phone is now a little bit bigger with the 6.4in display (versus the 6.3in of last year's flagship) and the fingerprint scanner has predictably been moved under the camera module – as we saw with the S9 and S9+.

Other than that, though, things are looking pretty familiar – but that is no bad thing. The curved edges, metal frame and glass back all feel premium and that Super AMOLED 2960×1440 screen is jaw-dropping – both in terms of colour reproduction and sharpness. Despite the slightly larger screen, too, the Note 9 is actually 0.6mm shorter than the Note 8 thanks to the even slimmer bezels. So while you may struggle to tell the Note 8 and Note 9 apart (at a distance, at least) we can't complain about that.

S Pen

One area that has been noticeably improved is the S Pen – Samsung's stylus that is a signature feature of its Note series. You can still use it to write, click and draw on the Note 9 if you wish – though that sort of thing has never really appealed to me. What makes the new S Pen special is its new remote functionality – it now uses Bluetooth Low Energy to control certain functions of the phone from a distance. By default, for instance, a long press of the button on the S Pen will launch the camera app, a double press will switch to the selfie camera, and a single press will take a picture.

While that would certainly be great for taking group photos, the S Pen's remote functionality is fully user-programmable via the settings app, and app developers will be available to build this remote functionality into their apps thanks to an SDK that is launching in September. This further cements the Note's position as a business device, as we saw a hands-on demo of the S Pen being used to flick through a PowerPoint presentation.

The remote feature does mean the S Pen needs a battery now, and Samsung has included a supercapacitor in the S Pen that can charge fully in a single minute, giving up to 30 minutes of functionality – although we have not yet been able to test this for ourselves. It will also be interesting to see if charging the S Pen from the Note 9's own internal battery has a negative affect on the daily battery life of the phone – but more on that below.

Cameras

The Note series has always had a good camera, and it looks like the Note 9 will be no exception to that rule. That's because we already know what to expect from the phone, given it uses identical camera hardware to the S9+. That means a dual-camera setup, with one lens sporting a variable aperture which can switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4 depending on light levels, while the other lens is a f/2.4 telephoto unit. Both cameras have 12MP sensors and have OIS.

It is perhaps a little disappointing that the camera hardware is the same as the S9+ – though this is again no bad thing – but the Note 9 camera now has updated software, with integrated AI scene recognition. This means the camera detects various objects and scenarios and adjusts its parameters accordingly – much like the Huawei P20 Pro. It seems very fast, too, as I pointed the phone at a plant and it took about a second for the small leaf icon to appear on-screen – letting me know that the plant has been detected.

We will have to see just how this works on a day-to-day basis, as I must admit I am not usually too keen on these AI software adjustments. It could be that Samsung has found a way to introduce this feature without over-doing it, so that will be something to look at in our full review.

Dex

Also new is the updated Dex functionality. We have previously seen Samsung phones launch with a Dex dock, which allows the phone to be used as a traditional PC – plugged into a monitor. With the Note 9, you no longer need the dock – just a USB-C to HDMI cable to connect to your external monitor. The Note 9 can even be used as a keyboard and mouse to navigate the Samsung interface.

There is no doubt this is another feature aimed at business and productivity users – you can imagine offices all over the place using their Note phones to make presentations, with the S Pen used to move to the next slide. That being said, we have seen this functionality on both the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the P20 Pro, so it is not a new idea from Samsung. Useful? Absolutely – but not groundbreaking.

Internal hardware

The Note 9 has received another predictable spec bump over its predecessor, with the phone available with the Snapdragon 845 in the USA and China, while the rest of us will get the phone with Samsung's own chip, the Exynos 9810.

The phone is also available in two configurations – 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage, or 8GB RAM and a massive 512GB of internal storage. You can also add another 512GB of storage thanks to microSD card support, allowing users to top out their storage at 1TB. For a phone, that is just crazy.

More exciting is the increased battery, with the new phone sporting a 4000mAh cell. This is a 21% capacity increase over the Note 8, and it should comfortably last a day and then some. There is also support for fast wireless charging, as well as regular USB-C fast charging.

Pricing

With UK pricing now announced, the 6GB/128GB model will cost £899 in the UK, while the 8GB/512GB model will set you back £1099. It's a lot of money for a phone. Is it worth it? Well, we can't say just yet – but the Note 9 is clearly a behemoth of phone, aimed at the most demanding power users out there.

KitGuru says: Some may be disappointed by the lack of major upgrades, but taken on its own, the Note 9 is still nothing short of a modern-day monster. Stay tuned for our full review.

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Samsung has finally released its Galaxy Note 9 phablet, marketing the device as the “world’s most powerful smartphone.” It seems that Apple has something to say about that, however, after 2017’s iPhone X has already outperformed the 6GB Note 9 model.

Using Geekbench 4, Tom’s Guide found that Samsung’s 6GB Galaxy Note 9 scored 8,876 in multicore tests, falling considerably short of the iPhone X’s 10,357. Apple’s year-old flagship wasn’t the only smartphone that outperformed the lower-end Note 9, with the OnePlus 6 sitting with a score of 9,088.

The Galaxy Note 9 was also outdone by the iPhone X in the more demanding Slingshot Extreme benchmark test, included within 3DMark’s suite of applications, scoring just 4,639 compared to Apple’s 4,994.

On the plus side, the Galaxy Note 9 still fared better than the Note 8 and the Galaxy S9+ within both benchmarks, showing a steady improvement on Samsung’s end. There’s a possibility that the top-tier 8GB RAM version of the Note 9 could perform better, but it’s unlikely to make up enough points to dethrone the iPhone X’s lead on sheer speed.

Of course, none of these benchmarks are representative of real-world performance which will remain a point of testing for the new device in the coming months. It will be particularly interesting to see just how well Samsung’s proprietary water cooled GPU thrives under pressure. Apple is likely to push its lead even further with the release of its 2018 trio of iPhones, however Samsung will get another chance to take the crown early next year with the launch of the tentatively titled Galaxy S10 range.

KitGuru Says: This isn’t to discredit Samsung’s latest device, as its new focus relies more on connectivity, software and cross-platform than using raw power to beat competition. Are you interesting getting your hands on a Galaxy Note 9?

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Samsung announces the Galaxy Note 9 at Galaxy Unpacked 2018 https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/damien-cox/samsung-announces-the-galaxy-note-9-at-galaxy-unpacked-2018/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/damien-cox/samsung-announces-the-galaxy-note-9-at-galaxy-unpacked-2018/#respond Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:24:22 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=382553 Samsung has announced the Galaxy Note 9, the world's first 1TB handset with expandable storage.

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We’ve heard a lot about the Galaxy Note 9, from Samsung forgoing the divisive notch to the firm releasing the world’s first 1TB handset. Fortunately, all of this is true and then some, as Samsung has a lot riding on its newly announced smartphone.

While Samsung took to the stage at its Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event to unveil its return to the smartwatch market with the Galaxy Watch and breaking new ground with its Bixby-powered Galaxy Home smart speaker, the headline event was of course the Galaxy Note 9.

The handset sports the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, with Samsung targeting a premium experience across gamers and video enthusiasts. YouTube has dubbed the Galaxy Note 9 a Signature Device for its premium super AMOLED display, while gamers will be able to enjoy the phablet’s refined GPU, kept cool thanks to a supposedly state-of-the-art “Water Carbon Cooling system.” Given its sound, this could entirely be a marketing ploy, however it’s a little too early to tell until we see the smartphone in action. Containing the biggest battery seen in a Note device to date, the 4,000mAh charge should keep the 6.4-inch edge-to-edge display lit for an entire day without charge, according to Samsung.

Using Samsung’s proprietary DeX software, the Galaxy Note 9 can use its powerful hardware to act as a computer attached to a larger display without the need for the firm’s DeX Dock. This works by plugging the external display directly into the phone via a HDMI adaptor. This is fully compatible with a keyboard and mouse, as the Galaxy Note 9 retains its standard functionality, however the device can be used as a trackpad and/or keyboard if necessary.

As previously speculated, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 comes in 128GB / 6GB RAM model and 512GB / 8GB RAM. The top-tier combined with expandable storage up to 512GB makes the handset the first smartphone to achieve up to 1TB, more than a lot of laptops. Both versions sit at 1.2Gbps for streaming and downloading.

Samsung has opted to reuse the same 12-megapixel dual camera found in the Galaxy S9 Plus, with “dual-aperture” technology that supposedly switches between f/1.5 and f/2.4 depending on the detected lighting of the user’s surroundings.

The true improvements of the Galaxy Note 9’s camera are found within the software and AI, which can now notify the user of blemishes that would be in a picture before the picture is taken. No longer will snap-happy users be disappointed at a smudged lens ruining the outcome of a photo thanks to Flaw Detection. Brightness, contrast, saturation, and white balance are all automatically adjusted with Samsung’s new Scene Optimizer mode, detecting the surrounding scenery.

All of this can be controlled remotely by the Bluetooth-powered S Pen, which is charged by slotting it into the Note 9. It takes just one minute to get to full power, which should last the owner up to 30 minutes of use. Not only has Samsung increased the functionality of the S Pen to be able to help snap a photo or pause a video without touching the device itself, it has also refined the pen for artists. This is said almost every time a new smart pen is released, however Samsung claims that increased pressure sensitivity really does make for a more authentic writing and drawing experience, with 4 million artists attesting to exactly that in the company’s Pen Up creative community.

Also making a return is Samsung’s water resistance chassis, the divisive Bixby button and the celebrated headphone jack. The Galaxy Note 9 ships with Android 8.1 Oreo at launch, likely with Google’s brand new Android 9 Pie just on the horizon.

Fans can pre-order the Galaxy Note 9 tomorrow, August 10th ahead of its release on the 24th, costing $999 for the 128GB / 6GB RAM model and $1,250 for the 512GB / 8GB RAM variant. Users will have the choice of the flagship blue version with a yellow S Pen, an all-black variant or lavender. Those that pre-order the Fortnite package will get access to an exclusive skin called Galaxy, while owners of other Samsung devices will be among the first Android users to get their hands on the battle royale title as of tonight.

KitGuru Says: The Galaxy Note 9 certainly packs a punch with its specs sheet, sporting a water cooling system, however unless you’re productivity-focused or a serious storage enthusiast, it’s uncertain as to whether this will help Samsung out of its sales slump. Do you like the look of the new phablet?

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Samsung just hasn’t been able to keep a lid on it lately, giving fans their first look at the tentative Galaxy Watch just last month. Now, it seems to have slipped up on its New Zealand sites by leaking the as-of-yet-unannounced Galaxy Note 9, with its introduction video confirming the device to be the world’s first 1TB consumer handset with expandable storage.

It seems as though someone in New Zealand truly messed up, as Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 product page was made live in the country alongside the introduction video leaking to its Samsung New Zealand YouTube channel. This confirmed the existence of a blue version accompanied by a yellow S Pen that slots into the bottom of the device, however there is no indication of other variants that will be available on release.

One of the more interesting confirmations of the leak is that Samsung plans to ship the phablet with 512GB of internal storage and the ability to utilise up to 512GB of expandable storage, making it the first consumer smartphone to breach 1TB. Furthermore, there were worries that the 512GB version of the Galaxy Note 9 wouldn’t make it out of South Korea, but its leak on a New Zealand-based website suggests otherwise.

News of a 512GB version came as far back as May, with rumours from serial leaker Ice Universe suggesting this would be paired with a whopping 8GB of RAM. Given that the Galaxy Note 8 ran with 6GB of RAM, it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to believe it has stepped up once again, however there have been no benchmarks to indicate the jump, and it’s worth noting that it was not a selling point of the intro video.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, and supposedly its Galaxy Watch are just a week away with its launch event dated Thursday August 9th. The intro video and product page have since been removed, as well as DMCA takedowns issued to those that ripped it to their own YouTube. Luckily, SamMobile has a copy ready for viewing over on its site.

KitGuru Says: I would have thought an unprecedented 8GB of RAM in a smartphone would count as a unique selling point, which leads me to believe that the Galaxy Note 9 will likely stick to the tried and tested 6GB RAM model. Still, 1TB of storage is sure to catch the attention of customers. Are you interested in the Galaxy Note 9?

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Galaxy Note 9: Samsung’s still averse to the notch and 512GB variant might not come to the West https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/android/damien-cox/galaxy-note-9-samsungs-still-averse-to-the-notch-and-512gb-variant-might-not-come-to-the-west/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/android/damien-cox/galaxy-note-9-samsungs-still-averse-to-the-notch-and-512gb-variant-might-not-come-to-the-west/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:36:35 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=377444 Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 launch is creeping closer, but there’s still plenty to be revealed about the device expected to launch on August 9th. The latest leaks suggest that its 512GB storage model won’t be coming to the West, but Samsung will likely be joining Vivo and Oppo in forgoing the divisive notch. Rumours surrounding …

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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 launch is creeping closer, but there’s still plenty to be revealed about the device expected to launch on August 9th. The latest leaks suggest that its 512GB storage model won’t be coming to the West, but Samsung will likely be joining Vivo and Oppo in forgoing the divisive notch.

Rumours surrounding the upcoming Note 9 have been circulating for quite some time, with consistently reliable leaker Ice Universe revealing that Samsung could ensure the device is the first mass-market 1TB-capable handheld smartphone/phablet thanks to an industry leading 512GB microSD slot combined with a premium 512GB internal storage model.

A slip up from South Korean retailer KT Plaza Shop revealing pre-order details on the Note 9 shows that Samsung does plan to release 64GB, 246GB and 512GB variants, however the largest model is believed to be exclusive to South Korea and China when the device launches. There could be plans to release the premium model in the West but nothing has been revealed so far.

Elsewhere, it looks like the infamous cut-out really is dying out as an increasing amount of smartphone manufacturers forgo the notch in favour of technologies that allow for a truly bezel-less device. Ice Universe has once again revealed that Samsung is likely to be among these companies with its Galaxy Note 9.

Posting a picture of the upcoming device’s screen panel, Ice Universe shows that Samsung won’t quite be going for the edge-to-edge design of recent Chinese manufacturers and will retain its top bezel and chin. While this means the camera won’t be popping out of the top, the bezels are thinner than the previous Galaxy Note 8, hinting that the new device will offer Samsung’s biggest screen-to-body ratio yet, although numbers have not been officially confirmed.

KitGuru Says: It’s perhaps best for Samsung not to opt for the notch after the company heavily mocked its rival when Apple release the iPhone X. Are you glad that the notch is being phased out or is it a feature you’re going to miss when it’s gone? What do you think of Samsung’s reported Galaxy Note 9 design?

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 rumours suggest much bigger memory and storage https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/android/damien-cox/samsung-galaxy-note-9-rumours-suggest-much-bigger-memory-and-storage/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/android/damien-cox/samsung-galaxy-note-9-rumours-suggest-much-bigger-memory-and-storage/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 11:09:55 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=374648 Earlier this month, leaks suggested that Samsung’s upcoming Note 9 would barely be distinguishable from its predecessor, making little to no external changes to the phablet. Under the hood is a different story, however, as the latest rumours hint at a much larger memory and storage than any of the company’s other devices. Consistently reliable …

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Earlier this month, leaks suggested that Samsung’s upcoming Note 9 would barely be distinguishable from its predecessor, making little to no external changes to the phablet. Under the hood is a different story, however, as the latest rumours hint at a much larger memory and storage than any of the company’s other devices.

Consistently reliable leaker Ice Universe, who was the first to tip the public off regarding the unchanged chassis being just 2mm shorter than that of the Note 8, is back again, this time revealing what the Galaxy Note 9 might house underneath its bezel-less screen.

Samsung is apparently in talks to double the Galaxy Note 8’s memory and storage, resulting in a Galaxy Note 9 variant housing 8GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. This is a step up from its flagship Galaxy S9 Plus smartphone, which itself houses just 6GB RAM and 256GB storage.

Nothing has been confirmed ahead of its release, with Ice Universe noting that this would only happen “if you are lucky,” meaning that the company is uncommitted to the idea or that the potential variant might only come to specific markets.

If plans do come to fruition, the Galaxy Note 9 would become the first mass-market 1TB-capable handheld smartphone/phablet when combined with its 512GB-compatible microSD slot.

Ice Universe has also suggested that there might be some changes to the Galaxy Note 9’s iris sensor thanks to more of an opening on the front chassis where the camera would sit. All remains to be confirmed, however, so take these rumours with a pinch of salt.

KitGuru Says: I’m unsure if I would ever fully use 8GB memory in a smartphone, but it does intrigue me as to what others would use such a jump in hardware for. Would you push the smartphone to its limits or do you think such high-end hardware would be wasted on you?

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Samsung reportedly no longer planning an in-screen fingerprint scanner for Galaxy Note 9 https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/matthew-wilson/samsung-reportedly-no-longer-planning-an-in-screen-fingerprint-scanner-for-galaxy-note-9/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/matthew-wilson/samsung-reportedly-no-longer-planning-an-in-screen-fingerprint-scanner-for-galaxy-note-9/#respond Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:05:50 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=366797 Over the last year, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the future of smartphone fingerprint scanners and the idea of embedding them into displays. For a while, it looked like both Samsung and Apple were working on this technology, but as we saw with the iPhone X, that is no longer the case …

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Over the last year, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the future of smartphone fingerprint scanners and the idea of embedding them into displays. For a while, it looked like both Samsung and Apple were working on this technology, but as we saw with the iPhone X, that is no longer the case for Apple. Now it looks like Samsung may have also moved away from developing in-screen fingerprint scanners.

According to a research note from KGI analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, Samsung was at one point looking to debut an in-screen fingerprint scanner with the Galaxy Note 9 later this year. However, due to issues with reliability and power consumption, this is no longer the case.

Image credit: Vivo

If this report is accurate, then that would mean that Vivo will continue to be the only smartphone maker on the market to offer an in-screen fingerprint sensor. Apple is seemingly transitioning from Touch ID to Face ID with its new 2018 iPhone launches, and Samsung is delaying its own version due to various complications.

Perhaps we'll see other major smartphone makers attempt to utilise this technology, but for the time being, it looks like only one phone maker has managed to successfully bring it to the market.

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KitGuru Says: As a long-time user of Touch ID on the iPhone 5s, 6s and now iPhone 8, I'm all for more companies transitioning to fingerprint scanners. However, as home buttons start to phase out and bigger screens become more common, there needs to be a reliable way to put one within displays. Hopefully eventually, more companies catch on. For now, it looks like Samsung won't be debuting this feature in 2018, but perhaps 2019 will have more positive news in that direction. 

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