[Review] Samsung Galaxy Note 9 – Design, Monitor, Software, Spen Pen, Camera, Battery

On August 9, 2018, Samsung introduced the next flagship handset in the Note series, the Galaxy Note 9 at Unpacked 2018, held in New York City, USA. Following the series of leaks, along the rumors.

In this  review:

   1. Overview

   2. Design

   3. Screen

   4. Softwares and S-Pen

   5. Performance

   6. Camera

   7. Battery life

   8. Conclusion

 

1. Overview

On August 9, 2018, Samsung introduced the next flagship handset in the Note series, the Galaxy Note 9 at Unpacked 2018, held in New York City, USA. Following the series of leaks, along the rumors. Smartphones are increasingly playing an important and essential role in every day activities of users. In fact, users really need a phone that can work continuously all day long without having to worry about finding the battery in a hurry, without having to spend time deleting pictures in the It’s not a tad tired to wait to download a video before boarding a plane, or be disappointed when it’s interrupted by a high-pitched lag. game play. Let’s take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

 

Take a look at the configuration of the Galaxy Note 9:

   – Display: 6.4 “

   – Display Technology: Super AMOLED

   – Screen Resolution: QHD + (1440 x 2960 pixels)

   – Glass: 2.5D Diamond Cut Glass

   – Main camera: Dual camera 12MB f / 1.5 to f / 2.4 and 12MB f / 2.4

   – Front camera: 8MB AF

   – RAM: 128GB / 6GB or 512GB / 8GB

   – Operating System: Android 8.1

   – Chipset: Exynos 9820

   – Battery capacity: 4000 mAh

2. Design

We have not had much change in the design of the Note yet, but we still have an infinity screen with both the front and back sides finished with glass. Samsung has thinned the bottom bezel a bit, so despite the larger screen size, the overall machine did not change too much compared to the Note 8. This time Samsung has lowered the position of Lower fingerprint sensor, which makes it easier for users to reach. Metallic aluminum bezel beveled and roughened, reminiscent of the Galaxy Note 5 a few years ago.

Yellow S-pen

Back with Samsung logo

Besides the uniqueness, you will have a different impression when looking at Note 9: long machine! The ratio of 18.5: 9 screen is longer than the usual smartphone, the screen is large (6.4 inch) so the camera looks longer. Compared to the Galaxy S9 +, Note9 impresses with longer angles.

Long machine design helps to reduce the width of the machine, the edge of the curve is more comfortable to handle compared to the usual smartphone screen 6 inch. The fingerprint sensor has been adapted by Samsung. With such a screen size, manual one-handed use is very limited.

3. Screen

When you first get into contact with Note 9 and play the game on this phone, you will notice that the long screen is really good. That is not wrong: long screens and large display space are ideal for surfing Facebook, Instagram or reading mail, notes. High resolution allows for more content to be displayed, and with a longer screen, splitting the top and bottom to use two applications at the same time is a bit more fun.

The ability to display brilliant colors is the strength of the OLED display, and Note 9 is no exception. The default mode shows bright, fresh colors, an advantage when displaying a movie but may be a minus sign if you need the correct color to edit the image. This time the Basic mode with high color accuracy will be useful, but it is much lighter than the default.

Customize colors and one-handed mode on Note 9

Except for games, the current content on YouTube or Netflix is not compatible with the long screen, including the screen size 18.5: 9 of the Note 9. However, these applications support. Full screen support, will take a bit of the image on the fringe, but not the rabbit ears like the iPhone X. The ratio is best suited for surfing or Facebook, as it can display multiple internal Better than the 16: 9 screen.

4. Softwares and S-Pen

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with Android 8 Oreo. Operation is not changed compared to Samsung S9 or Note 8.

Another change is that the Samsung keyboard supports adding a control bar like the Gboard keyboard, adding a sticker and finding the GIF. If you like the trendy RGB computer trend, you can also adjust the brightness of the notification on the same edge screen.

With biometric security measures, Samsung introduced the Intelligent Scan feature. This is a combination of face and iris protection: when the light conditions are good, the face will be unlocked, and when the light is poor or needs authentication such as Samsung Pay, the machine will use the face. eye.

Compared with the iPhone X, the face unlocking speed of the SS Note 9 is still a bit slower, but the Samsung phone has more security options.

By installing Bluetooth connectivity in the Spen, we can use it to do a lot of different things such as using Spen to control the presentation, use Spen to press the shutter button or switches, the operation that Different app can assign.

Every time we put in the Note9 will be charged and as if we do not care about the battery, use it as the old Spen. In terms of size, design, location on the machine it is no different than Spen generation Note8. The difference is that the Spen for Note9 Blue will have a yellow body and blue head while other Spen in the launch of Note9 is the same color and color of the machine. Even when the battery is running low, it can still function as a conventional pen.

By this solution, users will never have to worry about tracking the battery life on this pen – a really smart pen.

In addition to writing, drawing and navigating features, the new S Pen comes with a built-in battery and Bluetooth connectivity. Users can use this stylus to adjust music, take pictures from a distance or convert presentation slides. By default, pressing the S Pen button will open the camera application, but you can customize it to suit your needs.

5. Performance

Samsung has launched the new Exynos 9810 processor with four high-performance Exynos M3 cores combined with quad-core Cortex A55 power-saving. According to Samsung, the Exynos 9810’s single-core processor performance doubles the previous generation, while multi-core performance is about 40%. This is the chip used on the S9 and S9 Plus series.

Of course, software evaluation can not fully reflect the performance of the machine. In daily use, I noticed the speed of opening applications, cameras or games are very fast. To be sure, we also try to directly compare the speed of Note 9 with the iPhone X, and as a result the difference is not as great as the previous generation (iPhone 8 Plus and Note 8).

The advantage of the Galaxy Note 9 compared to the iPhone X is the ability to multitask better, when switching between applications for a long time, almost no need to reload the data. Meanwhile, on the Apple phone, I often encounter the application reloading should use quite uncomfortable. Note 9 has 8GB of RAM, and also has a 6GB version of RAM. But on the practical use, the multitasking capabilities of the two machines do not differ much, perhaps very difficult situations such as multitasking with many heavy applications can show the difference of two versions.

6. Camera

Samsung has equipped two cameras of the S9 on the new device of the Note. Like the S9 / S9 +, the main camera has a resolution of 12MP + 12MP, including a wide angle camera with a f / 1.5 or f / 2.4 aperture depending on environmental conditions or manual and manual focus. the other has a f / 2.4 aperture, which allows for 2x optical zoom. Of course, technologies like Dual Pixel autofocus are retained.

Take pictures with Spen

Another very useful feature of AI on the 9th is called Auto Scene Optimization, translated as “Optimized shooting”. This feature allows you to capture the scene you want to capture in 20 different scenes and then automatically adjusts the best setting for saturation, white balance, exposure and contrast. Reflecting the best quality photos.

This year’s S-Pen has a lot of different technologies that make this pen more intelligent and useful than ever. Especially it is equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy technology that allows users to control Note 9 at a certain distance or can be used to control the camera remotely. A single click to capture and double click to switch between dual cameras or selfie cameras. The restriction is that the S-Pen needs to be recharged for use, but Samsung claims that the S-Pen’s charging time is less than a minute.

Some photos taken with the actual Samsung Galaxy Note 9 you see:

Close-up color photos are quite flattering, but not as flashy as the previous Samsung series

7. Battery life

 

Accessories included

8. Conclusion

Advantages:

   – Beautiful design masculine
   – Big storage stains
   – Resistant to dust and water
   – Pen Spen upgrades many improvements
   – Battery capacity is higher than previous generation

Disadvantages:

   – The design is not much different
   – Camera and configuration is similar to S9 / S9plus
   – Expensive

source tinhte.vn: translated by Totaldrivers.net