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Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Beauty meets beast in premium segment
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SME Times News Bureau | 20 Aug, 2018
What exactly do you want in your smartphone? Is it day-long
performance, fast charging, more data storage, speed and power, better
immersive experience, or all of these?
There are several
smartphones out there that promise to give you most of these features --
or even all -- but a true premium experience can only happen with a
true premium device.
The 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 9 -- to be
launched in India on August 22 -- has focused equally on performance as
well as empowering users' expressions.
In India, The 6GB+128GB variant will cost Rs 67,900 and 8GB+512GB model will come at Rs 84,900.
With
Stylus Pen (the company calls it S Pen), Note 9 becomes a piece of art,
where you can write, create, draw, colour, give a presentation at
office, click selfies and what not.
Let us see what Note 9 offers
in the premium space where Apple iPhone X, Huawei P20 Pro and Google
Pixel devices are its main rivals.
We tested the Ocean Blue variant with yellow S Pen (6GB+128GB variant).
Galaxy
Note 9's Quad HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display is the series' largest
so far that offers more room for work, play and everything in between --
maintaining Samsung's design legacy.
Note 9 offers a sleek and
square form factor and comes with enhancements that enable users to
multitask as well as enjoy immersive multimedia experiences.
To
amplify immersion, Samsung has rounded the corners of the display to a
bare minimum, refining the Galaxy Note 9's barely-there bezels to
conceal its iris sensor.
The screen is deeper black, which allows
it to blend in with the bezels when the device is off, thus enhancing
the overall aesthetic.
The frame is sleek and slim and features interplay of glossy and matte finishes.
Other
enhancements include the redesigned camera which now matches the colour
of the device and the repositioned fingerprint sensor, which is now
housed beneath the camera.
In our tests, Galaxy Note9 performed
well on screen reflectance, colour accuracy, brightness, native colour
gamut, contrast ratio and screen resolution -- much better than what
iPhone X, Huawei P20 Pro or Google Pixel would offer.
Galaxy Note
9 houses a 4,000mAh battery -- the largest ever on a flagship Galaxy
phone. With fast-charging technology, the device had full juice in a
little bit over an hour (You charge it in the morning and it will stay
put till late night on regular usage).
Galaxy Note 9 houses a
cutting-edge 10nm processor and support for the fastest network speeds
available in the market (up to 1.2 gigabits per second) to stream and
download without slowing down.
Be it with watching videos on YouTube or streaming Netflix series, the phone offered a smooth experience throughout.
The
on-device Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based performance adjusting
algorithm helped deliver the powerful yet stable performance.
This
time, the S Pen is more than a tool but rather a device in its own
right -- complete with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity and its
own independent functions.
Also included in the Galaxy Note 9's collection of compatible accessories is a Wireless Charger Duo.
The
fast-charging two-in-one allows a user to quickly charge the phone
alongside another Qi-compatible (for wireless charging) phone or a smart
watch.
The device that runs OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) has the latest
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip (SoC) for the US customers and
Samsung's very own "Exynos 9 Series 9810" chips for the Indian
customers.
Let us talk about the camera.
The device sports
dual camera system (12MP+12MP) with dual optical image stabilisation
(OIS) at the rear -- with 2 times more powerful optical zoom and up to
10 times powerful digital zoom -- and an 8MP front shooter.
The
"Scene Optimiser" technology uses intelligence to identify elements of a
photo, such as scene and subject, to automatically classify it into one
of 20 categories and instantly optimise it based on the category.
The result was a life-like image with bold colours and dynamic definition.
With
"Flaw Detection" feature, Note 9 lets users know if there's something
wrong so that they can take another picture without losing the moment.
An
immediate notification appears if the image is blurry, the subject
blinked, smudge on the lens or there is backlight impacting the quality
of the image.
Galaxy Note 9's camera delivered crystal-clear shots in almost all light conditions.
What doesn't work?
Face recognition system to unlock the device falters at times, especially in low-light conditions.
Conclusion:
If you have been using a Note device, this is a real upgrade. If you
are on other premium-segment smartphones, Note 9 is definitely worth
trying.
If you opt to buy Galaxy Note 9 with 512GB internal
storage option, insert a microSD card and you will have massive 1TB
storage at your disposal -- no need to buy any Cloud storage as with
iPhones.
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