Samsung Galaxy Note 9 128GB

The Samsung Galaxy Note series has a reputation for great design, unparalleled performance, and great cameras. The Note 9's camera is definitely up there, but it's still hard to beat beasts like the Huawei P20 Pro and a couple others. Regardless, an overall 8.5 score is nothing to scoff at.

Well before 6-inch displays were mainstream, there was a series of smartphones that made the word phablet trendy. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note series back in 2011 when smartphones were supposed to be compact and a 4.0-inch display was considered scandalously large – well, the first Galaxy Note...

Galaxy Note 9 Review: Great, But Is It Worth $1,000

If there's one thing Samsung excels at, it's stunning smartphone screens. The same Super AMOLED panel with quad-HD resolution that you find in the Note 8 and Galaxy S9 is what you get with the Note 9, but then again, it's pretty hard to improve upon perfection.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Review: Epic phone, epic price

Value is subjective, and little illustrates that quite so well as the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Long the largest physically of the company's smartphones, now the Note family pushes Samsung into a new price bracket, too: like Apple's iPhone X, you're looking at a $1,000 membership fee if you want access...

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Review

The sum of the Galaxy Note 9's parts make it the killer phone you'll want this year.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: Power packed flagship upgrade

Now, if you already own the older Galaxy Note 8 and you do not intend to use Samsung Dex at all then you can skip the Galaxy Note 9. Alternatively, if you don’t want DeX and not sure of what exactly you will do with the stylus then you can opt for the older Galaxy Note 8 which is available for a...

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

The Samsung Note 9 with its Exynos 9810 processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB onboard storage feels like old wine in an old bottle, with just a new label

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone 128GB Midnight Black SM-N960FZKANZC review

A near-perfect phone for true phone enthusiasts. If only the giant battery lasted a little longer

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review

It's fair to say that you have to dig a little deeper than surface level to really appreciate the Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s charms. The Bluetooth S-Pen, 1TB of storage and much-improved speakers aren’t features you’ll necessarily appreciate properly off a spec list in the local phone shop, but start using them, and their benefits become clear. Ultimately though, this is a enriched take on the Note 8 - an S9+ on steroids if you will - rather than something that feels brand new. But when those phones were pretty great in the first place, it's hard to complain too much. We say too much, because given the Note 9’s battery capacity, its real-world stamina could, and should, be a little better. And that dulls its shine, just a bit.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: The best never felt so bland

If you want pure power and performance, the Galaxy Note 9 is the best Android phone you can buy, but it's expensive and not very exciting.