Poll: **** The Official Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Thread ****
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I can't blame him much, the Note 9 was and still is a good phone, especially as he has the slightly better Snapdragon version. In my case I would have held out longer but battery was starting to be a pain as I am a heavy user, my contract was ending, I needed to change network, and the offer I got was too good to say no on the new deal with handset, and upgrades the phone in MOST respects with only a few caveats.
Unfortunately no one, not even Samsung themselves, seem to be making a worthy successor to this phone right now. Even ignoring the stylus, they all fall down somewhere, or lose at least one or two features.
Unfortunately no one, not even Samsung themselves, seem to be making a worthy successor to this phone right now. Even ignoring the stylus, they all fall down somewhere, or lose at least one or two features.
Soldato
Agreed, I would have loved the Note 20 Ultra to be a worthy upgrade, and a better phone, but it just isn't. The Note 9 has so many excellent features, which is why it's the longest serving phone I've ever owned. It ticks so many boxes that other flagships can't touch. I wish Samsung would go back to its roots, and get back with the plot.
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Nothing has really come out that makes me want to "upgrade".
Performance is still fast and responsive, battery life still great and apart from a bit of black paint that's come away from around the stylus port, its still in excellent condition.
I am tempted to try an Apple device, so interested to see what the iPhone 12 series brings but to be fair, I'm at a point in my life where I'd rather spend my money on other things.
If my Note 9 died on me tomorrow, then I'd probably grab an S20 FE 5G version (with Snapdragon 865 SOC). I think that phone is a great package for the price bracket it's in. That, or a One Plus device.
Performance is still fast and responsive, battery life still great and apart from a bit of black paint that's come away from around the stylus port, its still in excellent condition.
I am tempted to try an Apple device, so interested to see what the iPhone 12 series brings but to be fair, I'm at a point in my life where I'd rather spend my money on other things.
If my Note 9 died on me tomorrow, then I'd probably grab an S20 FE 5G version (with Snapdragon 865 SOC). I think that phone is a great package for the price bracket it's in. That, or a One Plus device.
My battery is being weird again. Two back to back cycles, around 2 hours each and at exactly the same point on my ride back home I noticed the low battery alert. This is despite leaving with at leas 80% on both rides and my screen wasn't on that much as I knew the route. When it gets to this point, the battery starts draining extremely quickly.
This is with a replaced battery as well (less than a year old). At the time I share my location with my wife on WhatsApp and use Strava. It really wasn't that long ago, I was doing multiple hour rides with Google Maps open a lot, and it would be fine. Need to do some investigating.
This is with a replaced battery as well (less than a year old). At the time I share my location with my wife on WhatsApp and use Strava. It really wasn't that long ago, I was doing multiple hour rides with Google Maps open a lot, and it would be fine. Need to do some investigating.
Soldato
Could be an app draining the battery. How about a battery monitor, what does the battery stat say ?
I have had a look at Accubattery but can't see anything that jumps out. It's a shame I didn't see the rate of the drop before it got to low battery those two times. I went out yesterday using Strava and sharing my live WhatsApp location with my wife and the drain seemed absolutely fine. I did replace my janky screen protector though which has made the phone look a lot better, but boy was the process stressful with the glue and excess dripping down the sides.
I broke my s-pen week before trading in for the note 10
.Took me 3 different orders from Amazon and 1 from ebay to get a legit spen 2 had none removable 
tips and ebay 1 was crap . Mine was the yellow pen with blue clickerhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Or...1&keywords=note+9+s+pen&qid=1613914042&sr=8-3
Soldato
Yup that's the only one I saw too that looks legit, just definitely not my choice of colour and £35
I've got a spare black Note 9 S-Pen, I upgraded to the yellow pen shortly after buying the phone two years ago, so it's not been used much, if at all. £15 plus some postage and you can have it with the unused tips and extractor. If you're interested make a post in the wanted forum and I'll reply
I've got a spare black Note 9 S-Pen, I upgraded to the yellow pen shortly after buying the phone two years ago, so it's not been used much, if at all. £15 plus some postage and you can have it with the unused tips and extractor. If you're interested make a post in the wanted forum and I'll reply
Sounds a good offer, I've just discovered though that the handset (got it from a family member) has some slight screen burn on it so I'll have a think about whether I want to keep it to begin with! I'll let you know if I'm interested and it's still available
Soldato
No worries, it's not in use or anything. In fact my Note 9 is not used any more. I did have the Note 20 Ultra, for a coupe of months, but sold it after not getting on with it.
I'm now using and loving an Xperia 5ii. The screen is excellent, so is the speed. It's nice having a more pocketable phone, and being able to reach the left hand side of the screen with one hand
And I'm not missing the S-pen yet.
I'm now using and loving an Xperia 5ii. The screen is excellent, so is the speed. It's nice having a more pocketable phone, and being able to reach the left hand side of the screen with one hand
And I'm not missing the S-pen yet.
If @neoboy falls through - shotgun via MMNo worries, it's not in use or anything. In fact my Note 9 is not used any more. I did have the Note 20 Ultra, for a coupe of months, but sold it after not getting on with it.
I'm now using and loving an Xperia 5ii. The screen is excellent, so is the speed. It's nice having a more pocketable phone, and being able to reach the left hand side of the screen with one hand
And I'm not missing the S-pen yet.
.If @neoboy falls through - shotgun via MM
Yeah, I think I'm just going to sell the phone as is, between the screen burn, no s-pen and smashed back it's just not worth it as a stop gap
Bahahahaha - maybe, when you sell, a project for someone to tinker with or spare parts?Yeah, I think I'm just going to sell the phone as is, between the screen burn, no s-pen and smashed back it's just not worth it as a stop gap
Soldato
If @neoboy falls through - shotgun via MM
Yeah sure thing, let me know when you've made a post in Wanted and we'll go from there
Hhhhmmm not sure if this falls under Android, Samsung, Bose or a Note 9 issue but just discovered an apparent bug. When using my BTNC 4.5 headphones and a call comes through, not answering the call or cancelling seems to result in my audio not working. The volume bar still thinks it's at a certain level, headphones still connected but no sound comes from the media on my phone. Turning the headphones on and off again fixes it though.