It’s finally official – the Samsung Galaxy Note9 takes its place at the helm of Samsung’s smartphone lineup. At first glance the new Note looks like a small update over the Galaxy Note8, but there are a host of meaningful improvements.
To start with the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has mostly retained the footprint of its predecessor but added a bigger 6.4-inch screen (notchless, naturally) and a 20% bigger 4,000mAh battery.
The display is the biggest flagship screen Samsung has ever put on a phone. At 6.4-inch it’s just 0.1-inch bigger than the Galaxy Note8’s and it shares its 1440x2960px…