


10 and the Note 9 hits store shelves on Aug. By the way, you'll be able to preorder it on Aug. I'll fully review the phone in the coming days. I got a chance to go hands-on with the Note 9's new Bluetooth-loving S Pen, new AI camera features, and a fun, colorful addition to the way the S Pen writes on the Note 9's screen. Luckily, we don't have to rely on just a list of specs for long.
#Note 9 screen keeps turning on update#
When you take the remote control feature away, and the 512GB internal storage option (external storage is pretty cheap these days), the rest of the phone is shaping up to be an incremental update to both this year's Two years later, the Note 9 still reminds me a lot of the erstwhile Note 7, at least when you look at its shell. The Galaxy Note 9's S Pen isn't just for writing anymore. Writing on the phone screen in the S Pen's signature color (yellow in my case) means that the notes you save have yellow "ink" on a white background, which is extremely hard to read.Bixby 2.0 is expanded, but the button on the Note 9's left side still only maps to Bixby, as with the Galaxy S8 and newer.The Note 9's new AI camera tool works slower than I'd like to identify scenes and optimize settings to get you the best shot.The fingerprint reader is too close to the camera array why hasn't Samsung figured out the optimal placement yet?.At times, the screen isn't responsive to my taps, both with the S Pen and with my finger I've reached out to Samsung and don't know yet if this is an isolated issue with my particular review unit.Yep, I still love the bold colors and overall design.As a natural note-taker, I love being able to jot things down.The S Pen stylus' new Bluetooth features work as advertised.Battery life appears strong in real-world testing, but it's too soon for a final determination (see below).See all photos Galaxy Note 9 highlights so far
