GENERAL | |
2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
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3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
4G Network | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
Sim | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus |
Status | Rumored |
BODY | |
Dimensions | - |
Weight | - |
DISPLAY | |
Display Size | 6.4 inches, 104.0 cm2 |
Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~514 ppi density) |
MultiTouch | Yes |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR10 compliant - Always-on display |
SOUND | |
AlertTypes | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
LoudSpeaker | Yes |
3.5mm jack | Yes - 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
MEMORY | |
CardSlot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
Internal | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM |
DATA | |
GPRS | Yes |
EDGE | Yes |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Blue Tooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
NFC | Yes |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
CAMERA | |
Camera Primary | Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash |
Camera Features | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama |
CameraVideo | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec |
CameraSecondary | 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |
FEATURES | |
Processor Cores | Octa-Core |
OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China |
Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Browser | HTML5 |
Radio | No |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple |
Others | - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor |
BATTERY | |
Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3850 mAh battery |
MISC |
27/02/2018 - 11:00am
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9, for me, is a more exciting prospect than the Galaxy S9 releases. Galaxy Note phones are always more exciting, more feature-rich, and, generally speaking, better all round phones.
And the Galaxy Note 9 is coming later on in 2018. And it will be the place where Bixby gets its second coming. Yep, that’s right: Bixby – AKA the worst digital assistant around – is not dead. It’s coming back. And it will go by the name Bixby 2.0.
Here’s the official line via Samsung on what’s cracking with Bixby 2.0:
“For Bixby 1.0,” said Samsung, “we focused on a fast rollout to the market. Expanding the ecosystem was difficult. So Bixby 2.0 will strengthen this aspect and we are working intensely. In December last year, we began taking applications for the public beta version. So far over 800 companies have applied and are testing it. At this speed, I think we will be able to unveil Bixby 2.0 when we launch the Galaxy Note 9.”
Samsung is now working on bringing Bixby to more of its products, the company’s upcoming QLED HDTV, for instance, as well as Samsung’s rumoured smart speaker. Whatever happens: Samsung has plans for Bixby, so the digital assistant is not going anywhere.
The Galaxy Note 9 will also be the first commercial handset that features a fingerprint scanner built into its display. This is something Apple wanted for the iPhone X but failed to pull off in time for the handset’s release last year.