Samsung is coming off of a disappointing launch for its Galaxy S9, but that doesn’t mean the company is shaking things up for its next major smartphone. The Galaxy Note 9 is officially being announced today, and Samsung is doubling down on everything that the Note series represents: productivity and performance. It has the best specs you’ll find in any flagship Android phone, the screen is bigger, its S Pen has more tricks than ever before, and the battery is huge. Oh, and Samsung’s DeX software is now built right into the phone — no dock required — so you can plug it into any external display for a desktop-like experience.
The Note 9 will be sold in two configurations: there’s a 128GB / 6GB RAM model for $999 and a top-tier 512GB / 8GB RAM version for $1,250. Preorders begin on August 10th, and the phone will be available on August 24th at all major carriers or direct (and unlocked) from Samsung.
By looks alone, the Note 9 is nearly identical to its predecessor, save for the rear fingerprint sensor that has been moved to a more sensible spot below the camera. All of Samsung’s other hardware signatures like water resistance, fast wireless charging, expandable microSD storage, and the headphone jack are still here. (So is the Bixby button, for that matter.) Toss a 512GB microSD card into the 512GB Note 9, and you’ll have a phone with 1TB of storage. That’s nuts.
The Note 9 ships with Android 8.1 Oreo and the same user experience as Samsung’s last several phones. Samsung Pay is still present, and having the ability to mimic a credit card’s magnetic stripe at stores where NFC payments don’t always work is a nice fallback.
The new Note will be available in blue and pink / purple in the US; the blue model includes that bright yellow S Pen seen in all the leaked images. There’s no black option (at least in the US), which is pretty surprising. The Note’s width and thickness measurements have increased a bit due to an ever-so-slightly larger screen — 6.4 inches versus last year’s 6.3-inch display — and a bigger battery. The 9 is actually a hair shorter than the 8, thanks to continued downsizing of the top and bottom bezels.
The Note 9 still feels like a giant phone in your hand
Last year’s Note felt like a truly monstrous phone, and this one is no different. It’s bigger than what you picture “big” phones to be. If you’re looking for one-handed efficiency, you’re looking in the wrong place. But in exchange for giving that up, you’ll enjoy the giant Super AMOLED Quad HD+ screen. It’s phenomenal to look at, as always. The Note 9 also has a really nice matte aluminum frame with chamfered edges reminiscent of the old Galaxy Note 5.
The battery is 4,000mAh, which is the largest that’s ever been in a Note. It also eclipses many of today’s other Android flagships. While the Note 7 recall disaster is in Samsung’s rearview mirror, it certainly hasn’t been forgotten. In addition to running the Note 9 battery through its own multipoint safety check, Samsung has had it validated and certified by outside companies UL and Exponent. So yes, the company came ready for your exploding phone jokes.
Like the Galaxy S9, the Note 9 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor. But this time around, Samsung says it has made optimizations to the GPU. And get this: there’s a new water cooling system inside the phone. That might be the most overboard Galaxy Note thing I’ve ever heard of, but why not, right? It’s too early to know whether this is ultimately just a marketing gimmick, but the company says its “Water Carbon Cooling system” is designed to ensure smooth, consistent performance during long gaming sessions when you’re playing Fortnite. Yes, the unbelievably popular battle royale game is coming to Samsung devices first, and yes, you can get in-game bonus items if you opt for the Fortnite preorder package. (The other choice is noise-canceling AKG headphones.)
Samsung pulled the Note 9’s camera system straight out of the Galaxy S9 Plus. You get the same two 12-megapixel cameras and the same dual-aperture (f/1.5 or f/2.4) trick with the primary, wide-angle camera. Both lenses have optical image stabilization. For the Note, Samsung is focusing its camera improvements on software and artificial intelligence.
Of course Samsung would make a phone with a water cooling system and a supercapacitor
A new Scene Optimizer mode can analyze the subject you’re pointing the camera at and identify up to 20 different scenarios (food, pets, sunsets, plants, urban / street, etc.). It then automatically applies changes to brightness, contrast, saturation, and white balance before you snap the shot to ensure the best possible end result. A lot of Android phone makers are trying these AI optimizations, but the results have been very mixed. There’s always regular auto mode or manual mode if you prefer. More useful — assuming that it works — is the new Flaw Detection feature that will let you know if a shot was blurry, if someone blinked, or if an image was too backlit and blown out.
The Note 9’s S Pen comes with all the same drawing prowess and levels of pressure sensitivity as last year, but now Samsung has added Bluetooth to the stylus (Bluetooth Low Energy, more specifically). This lets you use the S Pen as a remote shutter for the camera, which might come in handy if you’re taking a big group photo or some other posed shot. It can be your slide clicker during presentations, or you can play / pause your music apps with presses of the button. Obviously, all of this stuff is optional. By default, pressing and holding the S Pen’s button will open the camera, but you can customize that shortcut to open any app you want. Sure would be nice if the Bixby button could do that.
To alleviate any battery life concerns with its stylus, Samsung built a supercapacitor into it for extremely rapid charging whenever it’s seated in the phone. Despite its more flexible capabilities, the company insists that the S Pen will be ready to go whenever you pull it out of the slot.
Last on the list of notable upgrades to the Note 9 is its DeX software, which can now be accessed simply by plugging an external display into the phone with an HDMI adapter. Once you’ve done that, you get a traditional PC-like experience on the bigger screen that works very well with a keyboard and mouse. The Note behaves as normal when DeX is running, but you can swipe down to use its screen as a trackpad or enter text with the virtual keyboard if you need to.
I don’t know if this simplified DeX mode will end up being a major selling point, but it seems like a convenient option to have. With these kinds of specs, the Note 9 can definitely be a very capable, portable computer with minimal fuss — probably better than the new Tab S4 in some circumstances.
With the Note 9, Samsung is pushing back into the jack-of-all-trades echelon that helped prior Notes find a loyal audience. It has the big, beautiful screen, the long-lasting battery, a stylus, a very good camera, a top-of-the-line spec sheet, and it’s striving to be more than just a bigger Galaxy S9 with a stylus. There’s also both a water cooling system and supercapacitor in this phone.
So I’d say it looks like a solid refinement and evolution upon last year’s Note 8. I think people who like Note phones will be very happy with it. But they’re sure going to pay a lot of money to own it. And after Samsung faltered with the Galaxy S9, there’s more riding on this monstrous productivity machine than usual.
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Jakarta - Para penggemar gadget malam ini akan disuguhkan tontonan menarik. Apalagi kalau bukan perhelatan Galaxy Unpacked 2018 yang akan melahirkan Galaxy Note 9. Seperti biasa, saat merilis produknya, Samsung tak ingin para penggemarnya melewatkan momen tak terlupakan ini, dan menawarkan kesempatan bagi para penggemar produknya untuk ikut menyaksikannya lewat tayangan live streaming. Bagi kalian yang sedang bersiap-siap, begini caranya:
Hajatan Galaxy Unpacked 2018 bisa disaksikan melalui website Samsung . Tapi sebelum bisa menonton acara ini, kalian akan diminta mendaftarkan diri terlebih dahulu pada halaman tersebut. 'Samsung Unpacked' akan digelar di Barclays Centre, 9 Agustus 2018, pukul 11.00 waktu New York, atau sekitar pukul 22.00 WIB. Sebelumnya, beredar sejumlah bocoran mengenai ponsel ini, antara lain mengenai kapasitas memori internal dan micro SD yang mencapai 1TB serta kapasitas baterai yang dapat bertahan hingga seharian. Phablet ini konon ditenagai Exynos 9810 dan Snapdragon 845. Kapasitas RAM dan storagenya adalah 6 GB dan 64 GB. Informasi lainnya menyebutkan, akan ada varian dengan RAM dan storage 8 GB dan 256 GB khusus untuk pasar China. Masih menurut rumor, Samsung akan melakukan peningkatan pada S-Pen. Stylus-nya disebut-sebut akan dibenamkan fitur bluetooth sehingga bisa melakukan lebih banyak fungsi dibandingkan sebelumnya. Sedangkan untuk urusan desain, kita akan melihat perubahan posisi sensor sidik jari dan Samsung memindahkannya ke bawah kamera. Apakah rumor-rumor tersebut benar? Ikuti terus laporan detikINET di Samsung Unpacked 2018, langsung dari New York! Tonton juga video: 'Sehari Jelang Dirilis, Beredar Bocoran Spesifikasi Note 9' (rns/rou)
Samsung's latest Galaxy Note has arrived.
The world's largest smartphone manufacturer unveiled on Thursday the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 -- an updated, but not exactly revolutionary, addition to its smartphone lineup. It also unveiled its first Galaxy-branded smartwatch and a smart speaker called Galaxy Home.
The Note 9, which hits stores on August 24 and is available for pre-order starting Friday, offers the same look and feel of other Note devices, but the screen is slightly bigger than its predecessor at 6.4 inches. Like other Galaxy phones, the Note 9 is water resistant, and features an infinity display and wireless charging. And unlike the iPhone, it still has a headphone jack.
But where the Note 9 stands out is its all-day battery life, a smarter camera and two fun new colors. Oh, and Galaxy owners will be the first Android users to get access to the immensely popular game Fortnite. Fanatics with a S7 phone and above can check out Fortnite Beta on Android beginning Thursday.
Here's a closer look at what's coming to the Note 9:
The Note 9's camera
The "intelligent camera" knows what you're photographing and automatically enhances the image's colors and focus. No photo editing necessary.
The camera uses artificial intelligence to identify up to 20 types of scenes, including landscapes, food, flowers and people.
Hover the camera over, say, a plate of fries, and a fork and spoon icon appears above the flash symbol, indicating it recognizes what's in the image. It then enhances saturation, white balance, brightness and contrast depending on the setting.
Meanwhile, a flaw detection tool flags when people have their eyes closed, an image is blurry, the lens is smudged or there's a lighting issue. After the picture is taken, a notification identifies the problem, so you can snap it again.
Battery life and storage
The Note 9 gets a big upgrade when it comes to battery life -- in fact, Samsung promises you'll be able to go all day before it's time to recharge. Longer battery often ranks high up on consumers' wish lists.
However, you may remember Note 7 devices notoriously catching fire while charging back in 2016, and even some replacement phones overheating. The subsequent recall cost the company over $5 billion.
Since the Note 8 device launched last year, the company introduced an eight-step battery safety check process and additional testing from a third-party safety company. No one reported any problems with the Note 8, and analysts don't foresee problems with the Note 9.
The new phone gets an internal storage upgrade, too. Users can choose between 128GB or 512GB.
S Pen
The Note's signature S Pen, now in brighter colors like yellow and purple, packs a smarter punch than its predecessor.
The stylus, which connects to the phone with Bluetooth, now acts as a remote control. It can interact with a phone from up to 30 feet away, and lets you pause music, snap a selfie or change slides on a PowerPoint presentation by pressing its button.
You slide the S Pen into a slot on the device to charge it. Samsung claims you'll get 30 minutes of "standby" juice after charging it for one minute.
Note 9 colors and pricing
Samsung hopes to differentiate itself with a pop of color, too. The Note 7 will be available in only blue and purple in the United States. Outside the US, it'll come in black and copper. If you're not into those colors, you may want to cover up with a case.
"[The Note 9] will stand out in a sea of black phones out there," said Suzanne De Silva, Samsung director of product strategy and marketing, ahead of the launch.
The Note 9 starts at $999.99, while the 512GB version will cost you $1,249.99.
Samsung Galaxy Watch
The Samsung Galaxy Watch aims to be more "personal and useful" than others on the market. It features health and wellness tools, sleep tracking, standalone LTE connectivity for checking emails and calendars and up to four days of battery. For comparison, the Apple Watch Series 3 has one-day battery life.
Consumer preferences are shifting from basic wearables, such as fitness trackers, to higher-priced devices with more functionality, such as smartwatches, according to market intelligence firm IDC.
But this isn't the company's first shot at a smartwatch. Samsung has an existing line of Gear watches, which let you send texts, get emails and receive notifications.
Galaxy Home smart speaker
Samsung is making its first foray into the crowded smart speaker market, which already includes voice-activated options from Amazon, Google and Apple.
Galaxy Home features Samsung's voice assistant Bixby. The speaker has a special "Sound Steer" tool that optimizes sound based on where you are in the room. Users can wake the device and request music by saying "Hey Bixby."
Samsung unveils its first smart speaker, Galaxy Home. It will feature its voice assistant Bixby pic.twitter.com/4UAdSpuWcd — Kaya Yurieff (@kyurieff) August 9, 2018
Pricing and availability wasn't immediately released. The company said it would share more details soon.
The takeaway
Although the Note 9 comes with several new features, it's far from a gamechanger, according to Werner Goertz, a research director at Gartner who covers personal devices.
"It's a little bit underwhelming," he said. "The Note announcements have always been a more significant step in technology evolution compared with [this device]."
But the Note fan base may be convinced to upgrade if they're in the market for a bigger screen, better battery life and new camera features. No filter needed.
