Poll: **** The Official Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Thread ****

[Leigh]

Currently own a Samsung S7 Edge and am considering an upgrade. I had been waiting on the Google Pixel 3 XL, predominantly for the camera. Im now considering the Note 9, from the comments on here it looks like a great phone but ive not seen much mentioned on the camera, any thoughts?

 

[Mylestheone]

Currently own a Samsung S7 Edge and am considering an upgrade. I had been waiting on the Google Pixel 3 XL, predominantly for the camera. Im now considering the Note 9, from the comments on here it looks like a great phone but ive not seen much mentioned on the camera, any thoughts?

Photos on the Note 9 are good. The Pixel is better/sharper in terms of fine detail and Night sight works wonders. Video recording on the Pixel 3 however isn't anything special and the audio is decidedly mediocre. I don't think the Pixel 3 XL is worth the price at all and I'm coming from the Pixel 2 XL. Ended up paying £480 ish for it brand new in February, I wouldn't pay more than £550 for a Pixel 3 XL. Too many issues with it.

 

[Robzere31]

I sold my Nikon D3100 because I found I was using my note 9 camera more than the Nikon.

I've been very impressed with the camera on it.

 

[Richy888]

Wrong thread ignore..

 

[Leigh]

Thanks all good to know. How useful are people finding the stylus? Realise i missed the black friday deal over at samsung yesterday but hadnt considered it until now, Im with giffgaff so sim free, is the samsung upgrade plan worth looking at? whats happens if you damage you phone in the 12 months (i never have broken a phone, just curious. Presume you have to pay to get it fixed)

 

[evohicks]

Thanks all good to know. How useful are people finding the stylus? Realise i missed the black friday deal over at samsung yesterday but hadnt considered it until now, Im with giffgaff so sim free, is the samsung upgrade plan worth looking at? whats happens if you damage you phone in the 12 months (i never have broken a phone, just curious. Presume you have to pay to get it fixed)

No sure if you can use the upgrade programme just now, I think it just runs at promotional times.

 

[Leigh]

Looks to be running at the moment from theit website. Just waiting to see their 12 days of Christmas deals i think before pulling the trigger

 

[Leigh]

taken the plunge on a Blue one on their Upgrade programme. Can't wait for it to arrive!

Any case recommendations? I like the idea of the Samsung Clear View Stand cover but have never had a cover that flips over the screen. Can't decide if I think it will get annoying? I've always used Spigen cases but they don't seem to do the blue/yellow one in the UK.

 

[pinkpound]

Wife dropped my Note 9 last night on to laminate floor from waist height Spen shot out and hit wall 3 metre's away .. No damage far as I can tell only to her purse if it had been broken

taken the plunge on a Blue one on their Upgrade programme. Can't wait for it to arrive!

Any case recommendations? I like the idea of the Samsung Clear View Stand cover but have never had a cover that flips over the screen. Can't decide if I think it will get annoying? I've always used Spigen cases but they don't seem to do the blue/yellow one in the UK.

Depends what type of protection you want

I use LED case and Samsung kickstand case I swap them depending on what I'm doing .. LED general use kickstand if I'm going to use the camera a lot

 

[lmfy2k]

I use this case

Has a great feel and great protection and the kick stand is very handy.

£26 on Amazon right now

 

[Leigh]

Thanks, have gone with a Spigen rugged armour for now, arrives today. Looked at both those options but couldnt work out how much bulk they add. Will bear them in mind though

Had an email last night from Samsung saying that my phone is arriving today too which is a nice surprise. Looks like Samsungs One UI is arriving in January for the note 9 too!

 

[Ryan-3]

My kick stand snapped off with very little use after about a month. Have the official silicone case on it now. Slightly thinner, which I prefer

 

[Leigh]

Wow, what a phone! super impressed with it having come from an S7 edge i was a little concerned it would be a bit 'samey' Still not done much in terms of organisation of screens, just simply transferred my S7 data over.

Any must haves?

 

[Mylestheone]

Wow, what a phone! super impressed with it having come from an S7 edge i was a little concerned it would be a bit 'samey' Still not done much in terms of organisation of screens, just simply transferred my S7 data over.

Any must haves?

Adhell3 if you want native adblocking system wide with no impact on battery life

 

[evohicks]

I have this

taken the plunge on a Blue one on their Upgrade programme. Can't wait for it to arrive!

Any case recommendations? I like the idea of the Samsung Clear View Stand cover but have never had a cover that flips over the screen. Can't decide if I think it will get annoying? I've always used Spigen cases but they don't seem to do the blue/yellow one in the UK.

Glad you got it sorted, blue one looks good, I also went with the Samsung case with kickstand, its had a few drops but no damage up to now. Thinking of getting a clear view standing cover at some point too.

I use this case

Has a great feel and great protection and the kick stand is very handy.

£26 on Amazon right now

Fits the phone nicely and takes a drop or
two, also looks great..

Anyone got any news on the one UI software that Samsung are beta testing on unlocked phones?
Looks like USA unlocked have it through Samsung + app and other parts of the world through Samsung Members app.

 

[Leigh]

The spigen rugged case is very nice. would recommend it (sadly no blue). It has a very nice tactile feel on the back.

I've read One UI isn't available in the UK on the Samsung beta programme. The official release is January though so not long to wait.

 

[The Matrix]

Do any of you regret buying the Note 9 ?

What I mean by that is it's a fair financial outlay on a phone that won't be compatible with 5g which rolls out next year, I understand the ones that bought the Note 9 through the Samsung upgrade programme as you can easily change to the Note 10 when it comes out next year which will be 5g compatible.

It just seems a lot of money for a phone that won't be compatible with the new 5g platform.

 

[Kanpai]

Do any of you regret buying the Note 9 ?

What I mean by that is it's a fair financial outlay on a phone that won't be compatible with 5g which rolls out next year, I understand the ones that bought the Note 9 through the Samsung upgrade programme as you can easily change to the Note 10 when it comes out next year which will be 5g compatible.

It just seems a lot of money for a phone that won't be compatible with the new 5g platform.

There will always be new tech around the corner though, plus 5G is going to be very expensive imo.

Happy to stick with 4G for another 2-3 years, I get 120-140mb speeds with EE on average so I can't really knock it at the moment.

 

[bigcee]

Hope this is ok to mention. If anyone's keen and has access to Samsung employee portal through work, then there's a decent price there at the moment.

 

[pinkpound]

Do any of you regret buying the Note 9 ?

What I mean by that is it's a fair financial outlay on a phone that won't be compatible with 5g which rolls out next year, I understand the ones that bought the Note 9 through the Samsung upgrade programme as you can easily change to the Note 10 when it comes out next year which will be 5g compatible.

It just seems a lot of money for a phone that won't be compatible with the new 5g platform.

If 5G rollout is anything like the 4G rollout we will be on the Note 12 before its widespread enough to see a difference