Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 on 9 Aug 2018. Its price in Sri Lanka is LKR 213,900, or $690 in the US.
It has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, the Exynos 9810 chipset, 6GB RAM and a 4000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 supports GSM / HSPA / LTE on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- NFC: Yes
- USB: 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Design
The phone measures 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in) and weighs 168 g (5.93 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame. SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration). Colours: Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White. Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density). Panel type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0. The chipset is the Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China with an octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China CPU.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB/512GB
UFS 2.1 storage.
Camera
The main camera has 2 lenses:
- 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Camera features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama.
Selfie camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera.
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has a Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable battery with Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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