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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Yes, i am talking about the grey market. Battery life is very important and that is one reason i am looking at it.

Great price for those who pre-booked. I did pre-book, but cancelled later on as i thought it is not an incremental upgrade. Waiting for Mate 20 Pro to launch plus some other Flagships, so would decide by Mid October. If i decide to go with N9 then, price would be appreciably cheaper. Might be making an overseas trip sometime in October mid, so might pick up a bargain for what i finally settle for, though my heart is all set for Mate 20 pro, but just hoping that the screen size is 6.9 inches as leaked on the web. Looking at bigger devices as i have large hands/fat fingers and falling eyesight, as age is gradually catching up.;)

Have bought all iterations of Note on launch , except N9, so kind of missing N9, so might finally fall for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dpk1:
Cool.. for me though, Note line surpasses any other offerings from mobile world (S-pen). I don't see this changing anytime soon!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
I know, Spen is an essential tool for many including me, but i would keep N8 as my secondary phone and that would fulfill my craving and needs of the SPen.

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Another mobile i have been considering is Honor Note 10. Though not a flagship( Kirin 970), it has an SOT of 10 to 11 hours, very good camera and great features and its screen is 6.95 inches
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
Have anyone tried the new spigen tempered glass

https://www.spigen.in/collections/g...axy-note-9-screen-protector-glas-tr-curved-hd
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sweet_ashu2001:
Pre ordered...waiting for shipment and delivery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
I just ordered it as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rpankaj:
Hey guys.. did anyone noticed there is no 60fps option in youtube on Note 9 exynos version.. In HDR videos, we have 60fps but not in normal videos.. can anyone please check and comment ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] monetical:
From the installation video on the website, it is clear that the glue adhesive is only on sides . Same as other tempered glass which is no good. Need something like Whitestone Dome.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] vshainky08:
Finally Shipped today. Delivery before 8 pm today only.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Though this isn't an issue as far as the functionality is concerned, every1 owning the Note 9 is having the rear primary camera off-centered or some1 is having it in center?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
i got spigen tempered glass. its very good compared to any other tempered glass. but i have to increase the touch sensitivity.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandeeppathak007:
Can you share some pics please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
Sorry i have got potato cam pics and note 9 is my only device. There's an official video from Samsung. You can get a fair idea about the glass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytUBcQUZt18

Sorry the link shows for s8...even their official page shows the video of s8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Note 9 Indian available for resale from 45-50K 128GB, 60k 512GB with bill & warranty.

Sale viz. N8 has been about 20% in India.

Guys look at your Olx accounts. If you are looking for a new one, look around, big bargains are easily available.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
I think they will have seller warranty. I would suggest to never buy new phones from olx or quickr. Just my humble opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
I never said buy new one's from olx or quickr . Dealers of Samsung are giving huge discounts on new one's, big bargains on resale on olx and everywhere . They are with Bills - saw one personally.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brego.:
Hey guys, long time lurker here...

What's your opinion on mobile phone insurance, like the ones OneAssist and Times Global offer(Accidental damage, theft protection..)

The internet seems to be split to two extremes on it with many on Qoura/Glass Door shouting fraud.... But the positive reviews are really good.

Really confused.... so what would you folks say?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
In one word -

"FRAUDS"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
How's the adhesive? Someone had said that it is on the sides and might come out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Apart from the Spigen, did anyone find a nice screengruard which supports Spigen cases?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saurabh808:
Is note 9 indian version exynos or snapdragon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ankit1986:
Exynos

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I have the Gadgetshieldz case fit screen protector and Spigen Rugged Armor sitting in my drawer.

Currently, i'm using the Gadgetshiledz full body screen protector for front, back and sides. Its good for scratches but not for drops.

So i'll be changing to the case fit sp along with the case in a day or two.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
Adhesive is really strong. It hasn't come off yet ...I removed it 4 times while applying it....it's really nice. The only drawback is that I had to increase touch sensitivity. or maybe I didn't put it right....but it's nice to know one big brand tempered glass available in India...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Is it normal sp or wet installation one? The case fit.

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Thanks. I am confused between Spigen and Gadgetshield. Which one will be better? I have Dpigen Ultra Hybrid case.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ankit1986:
Wet installation.

I have not used Spigen tg but I have been using gadgetshieldz sp since 2010 (Galaxy S days) and the fit is perfect. Doesn't even look like there's a sp on the phone. And there are absolutely no touch sensitivity issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dpk1:
I am happy with the gadgetshieldz SP. It is doing its job fine for me. Also found this case which is compatible with full screen SP (edge to edge). Using it with the gadgetshieldz without any issues for last 2 days. Case is minimal - day to day scratch protection and low impact drop protection at max! It's not spigen quality though. Will hold on to it untill I find something better or may use the same spigen combo as on my old Note 8. Will post pics of the case here later today.

P.S. Here are a few pics of Note 9 in the case

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] devvfata1ity:
my gear sport got delivered today and i sold it off immediately to a colleague of mine for 12.5k. Effective upgrade price for Note9 is 16.4k. 1k cash discount. 6k Cashback. And 37k buybuck for my Note8. Pretty happy with the deal
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ravijani:
Spen replacement available on samsung eshop now.

Only black and copper available.

Price 1,999 INR.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] vshainky08:
How did u get cashback with 37k buy back of note 8 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] praveen1707:
He must have sold and bought seperately.. somewhere i read for note 8 total buyback is around 43k ..which means 37k+6k

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Finally my gear sport got packaged ..after 10days from order date..waiting for it to be shipped now
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] drtushar:
Guys till what date can I claim my watch. Purchased note 9 and left abroad the very next day. Can see the offer on galaxy app but my mobile roaming not activated.

Will be back on 15th Sept. Will the offer be valid
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] praveen1707:
Seems like you can claim till 30th september as per the mail i recieved
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] devvfata1ity:
Yes I sold my note 8 for 37k to another colleague of mine. Then pre booked the note 9. The dealer gave me a cash discount of 1k and a complimentary spigen screen protector. 6k Cashback on Hdfc card and finally sold the gear sport to another colleague for 7.5k profit. Net upgrade price 16.4k

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Gear sport offer to be claimed by 30th sep
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mehtamitul:
Cool. Mr. King of all trades.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
Hey guys, how's the battery life treating? Exynos is not tuned for better battery

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12520/the-galaxy-s9-review/8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Exynos average of SOT is 5 to 6 hours for 12 to 16 hours duration , for Snapdragon it is 6.5 to 8 hours. for 14 plus to about 18 hours . Exceptions are always there .

Just to get some wider approximation on the wide difference of battery, there is 15 to 40 % plus difference widely reported between the two variants across many platforms .

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Just to add, all this is still under works and above figures are more of estimations to indicate rough figures .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] devvfata1ity:
I am getting 4-5 hours SOT on average for about 1-1.5d of usage. I don’t play games though.

What I have observed is that the standby drain is higher but the battery is pretty durable on actual usage.

What has helped the most to get good SOT are the following steps. Without these steps I was getting around 2.5-3.5 hours.

1. Under connections go to wifi and then to advanced and enable wifi power saving mode

2. Under location go to improve location and disable Bluetooth and wifi scanning.

3. Under developer options switch on disable mobile data when connected to wifi.

4. Uninstall Microsoft apps
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mehtamitul:
Mine gives me 8 to 8.5 hours SOT with 24 hour stand by. I think its first phone that i bought where I am least bothered of the battery life with all options (bluetooth, wi-fi, gps) being activated still this phone goes on and on even with dual volte sim of different service providers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
You are one of the very few with Exynos N9 and satisfied with battery life.

Good for u.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sweet_ashu2001:
Same here very good battery life in exynos
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
Battery life on Exynos is what's holding me back to get n9.

Will wait for a few weeks before I make a decision as pixel 3 is about to launch in Oct.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Good for you, can u post a screenshot?

I know of around 18 people with Exynos N9 and all are having a horrific battery life. Lucky few one's can match or somewhat exceed SOT of N8. Few of them are now looking to sell.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Waiting for Mate 20 pro. If i don't like it, then S 10 would be the one for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dineshh:
Battery life of My Note 9 Exynos dual sim is superb .. lasts at least 40% mire than Note 8. Over 7 hrs of SOT... 24hrs after usage. Now at 7% with 8 hours of SOT
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
I have a p20 pro right now.

Huawei has stopped providing bootloader unlock code. Development for Huawei device's is almost nil.

Hence planning to change. Maybe will go for pixel 3 or op6t. Let's see.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Have never used a Huawei device before. This Mate 20 would be the first one for me & i did read on the bootloader issue, but i also read somewhere else that Huawei may be soon reverting back to their earlier stance on this.

How's the camera & battery life of P 20 Pro? OP6T would be again without an SD Card slot and that is a no-no for me. Pixel's are great on cameras and updates, but design is too penny plain for me.

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Great, many people are struggling to get an SOT of 5 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
Haven't heard anything on bootloader unlock decision.

Camera is just amazing in any light condition.

Battery life is very good. I am currently at 49% with 20 hours standby, sot is 4 hour 33 mins.

Super charger is just amazing, just like dash charger.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Great, 99.99% would get the Mate 20 Pro. Just waiting a confirmation on the screen size. Would love if it is 6.9 inches, as being speculated. There are conflicting reports on it.

For bootloader unlock decision, check news on XDA/XDA. I read somewhere that XDA and a few other have petitioned Huawei and Huawei has in-fact started unlocking devices on email request. I read this unlocking on email requests thing in the Honor Note 10 forum on XDA or hardwarezone.com sg, another Forum, which i follow .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dpk1:
Count me in too amongst those who are very happy with the battery backup on their Note 9. Here is an example showing 4+ hours of screen on time with about half a day standby and 62% battery still left!

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Great. So some Guys with Exynos are getting pretty decent SOT and some here in the forum and some i personally know are struggling to get even an SOT of 5 hours.

Could this be a setting thing?.......or some other issue?.....or faulty units or batteries....?....or pattern of usage is the issue? On the other side, most people with Snapdragon are getting great SOT.

Pretty confusing scenario.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
My battery usage.....Better than note 8 but not getting what others are getting. Only on cellular and bluetooth on all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
The other part
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
This is what i was talking about. SOT for many, many guys is similar or worse with Exynos N9.

I get about 5 to 5.5 hours SOT on my N8 in a run time of about 14 to 18 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
Exactly my concern. After spending 62k on a phone & if one is not sure how will the battery life be, that's a deal breaker..!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Yes, i agree.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ravijani:
Battery life depends upon how and what u use on your phone.

Few people with many samsung "bloat" disabled get 9 hours sot while others get 7 or even 6.

For me 24 hour usage with nothing disabled includes 3 hours of constant YouTube with 1+ hour of chrome and almost 1 hour of whatsapp gives me 7.5 hours+ sot but thats not what you will get if you play pubg or any battery hungry games or have watch connected via bluetooth etc.

Try tricks few people shared on xda and then give it a shot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Well said and i partly agree, as most members have applied various tricks as per their posts, but still many, many are not succeeding to get SOT of 5 plus hours on N9 Exynos.

What actually you do with your mobile & what applications one uses, would determine the SOT, but as per many posts, N9 Exynos is not being able to give 5 + hours of SOT with normal use apps, not anything intensive including games & almost all tricks applied ( dark theme, disabling certain apps, disabling certain features like AOD from settings etc.etc.. ) .This erratic behavior of the battery giving unpredictable & pretty low SOT's is the most worrying part.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yup...!!!

Samsung could have, at max, tune up in the kernel taking the scheduler into account in the Exynos, that sadly, wasn't done as there was no change seen in the kernel sources(compared to s9/s9+) and the small M3 cores were a result of harsh implementation as per Anandtech's latest article. I believe in such in-depth lab testers and take SOTs in XDA with a pinch of salt always as the number of factors invloved can be countless.

..

On same settings and apps installed, near same usage pattern, location and same networks, I've been getting about 6 and half hours of SOT with a total runtime of 16, 17 hrs - some 45 mins more than that of S9 plus and in SOT, and about 3 hrs more in total runtime than that of S9 plus. On little heavier usages and enabling cloud sync of media stuff it further reduces to about 5 and half hrs of SOT. Even though not by a big margin, I did experience better endurances in 1 or 2 other flagships of recent times with equal and smaller size batteries.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
How do you get it? I have Jio 4g and Airtel 4g and I manage around 5.5h SOT with 14-15h usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
I am experiencing a very bad battery life touching even 5 hours seem like a achievement.

I got this device so that I can get this type of sot with everything on but I have to disable Location, Bluetooth, aod and many apps disabled to get this.

Quite disappointing...

Will visit service center soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Many, many people are experiencing similar or worse SOT's .

Do let us know what the Service Center said & do and is there an improvement after what all they did?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
They'll just format the phone and give back. have had the similar experience with service center.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
Will surely do but I feel that this issue should be raised by all of us facing problem on samsung members app as someone might see there

Have formatted my phone thrice. There was no good I mean agr off karke hi chalana hai sab why not go for a phone half this price and have better experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
Have done that bro. Had even raised a consumer complaint, no positive response from Samsung. They will never learn / hear customer's feedback

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46s_iF_IV4

Check this video, Samsung wouldn't even listen to recognized youtuber's
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dineshh:
Note 9

I'm on Vodfone n Airtel and Battery life is great. Just put all apps to sleep in battery section of Device maint.

However OK Google doesn't work as fluently as was on Note 8. Any solutions ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
I know, i have gone through this Service Center thing on one of my earlier Notes . Service Center guys have no clue, they just format and give back.

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The problem is that Samsung just doesn't listen to consumers, but no harm in trying. I remember writing to their VP, President and who not and just got back a standard out of the context reply and there was never a resolution of issues. My Note 8 has this problem of random or no mail notifications while using gmail and i have tried all tricks, have written to everyone, but now i am using Hotmail app. for my gmails and things are somewhat better.

Buying a premium phone for 60-70K and then shutting off half its features to make it last a day is bullsh*t. I gave up complaining to Samsung and now on verge of shifting to some other manufacturer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
The reply that I got...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/T7hLC8xxZHA2GnEbA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
Getting error, that Image couldn't be loaded.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] devvfata1ity:
For people having poor battery life, check for wake locks. If under the battery usage screen, you find maximum usage is from android system then you definitely have wake locks. Putting the culprit apps to sleep or uninstalling them altogether will most likely fix your battery drain issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
https://community.samsungmembers.com/en_IN?projectId=0&meta=#/post?postId=367056

Please post your feedback aswell maybe samsung sees it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dpk1:
I can totally relate to your sentiment. Out of various tech brands (Samsung, Sony, Lenovo, Canon, HP etc.) my worst customer service experience has been with Samsung Mobile Service (Dehradun)! Of course, this experience varies with place and person. I remember I had a big argument with Samsung Service Engineer (Dehradun) over a screen non uniformity issue on my S7, which fell on deaf ears. Escalated the issue but to no avail, Samsung customer service is a big bullc**p! Eventually had to sell it off! I have seen that Samsung rep here are usually dumb and don't understand most of these issues. They will take in the phone and flash latest firmware and return it back to you.

I believe Samsung flagships are one of the very best in business but they need to really work on their customer service, starting by educating/training them for better understanding of customer complaints!

P.S. I have no issue with my Note 9 though, neither had any with my Note 8.

BTW, my new slim case arrived a couple of days back. Really liking this one.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
I hope Samsung starts listening to the complaints and improves and starts innovating again. Competitors are giving equivalent or better products and many like Huawei have already caught up with Samsung.

I have had all Notes except N9 and i have been an ardent Samsung fan ( had Galaxy S2 as my first Samsung phone ), but i am now forced to look elsewhere because of Samsung's attitude towards its customers and because its competitors are now giving better products.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] deohrishikesh7:
Paint peeling off my note 9 near spen area.

Really surprised as i have put phone always in case (samsung spigen ultra and now in uag plyo)

Kept phone in separate pockets.

Disappointed

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
My friend has had the same issue with his metallic Copper and the peeling is somewhat near to the Spen area, though i have not personally seen it. He did take it to the Service center guys, but has been refused a replacement/have blamed the peeling on the user.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pratik_193:
BC.

Isse accha to Nokia 3310 tha. These guys are asking to shut down all features for which you paid 65k!! this is insanely stupid.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
And DOA timeframe is already over?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] deohrishikesh7:
Means?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zappapp:
DOA - dead on arrival
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
Sahi may BC EMI par lia hai maine to bech b nahi sakta
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] deohrishikesh7:
Not sure what it means in this case

I got phone on launch day 22nd aug.

Total 19 days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
Exactly BC EMI wala phone hai bech b nahi skta ab