The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a whole lotta smartphone

Newsflash: Samsung’s releasing a new Galaxy Note phone — the Note 9 — and it’s feature-packed as always.

If you have a Galaxy Note 8 or a Galaxy S9 there’s not a whole lot that’s different on the Note 9. Samsung’s upgraded much of the fundamentals — it’s faster, the battery’s larger, and the S Pen has a new bag of tricks — but there’s no one feature that really jumps out.

Refreshing and improving core features isn’t a bad thing, but it makes Samsung look like it’s resting on its laurels.

To be clear, everything I’ve seen suggests to me the Note 9 is a very good phone. It’s Samsung’s best, after all. But if you’re looking for more than internal improvements, you’re not gonna find much on the Note 9. Read more…

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