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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Ofcourse, though minor(purely over s9 plus), Like..

A. Better batterylife and charges that extra 500 mAh battery over the S9 plus in "additional" 10 minutes even with the same old charging standard.

B. S-Pen now seems like a plus and "useful" as a camera remote than other usages- I rarely used in the past.

C. Apps opening, smoothness, overall performance all r a bit faster than the s9 plus. I'm sure it's due to Android 8.1 and Experience UI 9.5 over 8.0 and EUI 9. Did Samsung do anything on the kernel level as well? Yet to know that.

No, no "as usual Samsung lags" anywhere, post the OTA. But its face unlocking, FP scanning are slower than a OP6, 5T, RN5 Pro.

Iris scanning, intelligent scanning are not very fast and as "fast" as what we are seeing in the S9 plus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amit.A:
no. i am from Bangalore

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did you get an SMS of pre-book done

Like

Dear, Customer Thank you for pre-booking the galaxy note-9 (your colour and variant) and your Pre-book Reference No# (is your mobile No# inside the bracket) Be amongst the first to get your device.

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Samsung Should Send you SMS message of Pre-Book Successful [Dear, Customer Thank you for pre-booking the galaxy note-9 (your colour and variant) and your Pre-book Reference No# (is your mobile No#) Be amongst the first to get your device.] without SMS message from Samsung Offline Store you cant Avail Gear Sport at any cost.

3rd party or OEM outlet, an SMS notification will be sent to your Phone NO# instantly if you Pre-Booked, the Registration is not done in paper/book and pen its done via online Portal with an app

Please be careful if you are not happy with there work (get it in writing with there Seal and signature)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Samsung india online store says shipment starts 20th...anyone ordered from samsung online store can pls let us know their note 9 shipped ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] D4rkShadow:
I booked mine today evening from local samsung cafe in noida. didn't get any sms either and they said they'll start delivery from 22nd evening. should i follow up for sms?

and also, they just took 2000 bucks instead of full amount :/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
Booked midnight black and 128gb for me.

Upgrading from note 5 hoping its a worthy upgrade as i used oneplus 6 for a while and damn that phone is beast just fingerscrossed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] superfast:
Anybody booked from Samsung online store, Bangalore locations says shipment starts today aug 20..o
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ankit1986:
Pre-booked dmine too last week in Noida Sec-18 for 2000 bucks.

No SMS yet either.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] D4rkShadow:
Me too, GIP mall first floor. I think I'll go again today and follow up

EDIT: spoke with them, seems like a glitch. they sent a screenshot with my details from their ordering system. my details are correct so i guess no need for sms. edited out the details:

[IMG="order screenshot"]https://i.imgur.com/ZvDNrOw.png[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
my dealer says can come tomorrow, lets see

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anyone who booked on samsung online store or flipkart, whts their order status as of today ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
Booked through Samsung. Still processing. E mail says it's going to ship today. So should get it by tomorrow. Had got the note 8 one day early. But as of now not shipped.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
thanks do keep us posted on update of ur order
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
Packed and ready for dispatch. Dispatch details will be shared soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I'm not seeing options to disable Bixby hardware button entirely in Note 9, unlike S9/S9+.

The option to turn the Bixby hardware button into a totally "dead" button might show up in retail units as the one I'm using isn't a retail unit.

Having said so, I'll not be surprised if that feature has been omitted by Samsung even with retail units.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] praveen1707:
Where did you buy? My Flipkart still shows shopping date as 22nd and delivery as 23rd
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
Samsung site.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
I have bought all my previous Samsung phones directly from their estore, and this is the first time I have gone to an offline outlet. I am a bit confused about how the HDFC cashback and EMIs work. The store says it will pay me 32.8k for my Note 8, then adjust as much of that amount as they can against the Note 9 purchase, and give me the balance as cash.

They are still waiting for word from Samsung on what will be the minimum amount I need to pay with my HDFC credit card to avail of the cashback and the EMIs. And this is where the confusion arises.

1) To get the 6k cashback and zero interest EMIs, don't I need to pay the full amount of 67.9k? Will I still get both if the swiped amount is, say, 50k?

2) Does anyone know what that minimum amount will be this time? Apparently, it varies from phone to phone.

3) How long does it take for the cashback to be credited if you opt for EMIs? Or is it adjusted against the monthly EMI amount?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bharat_xda:
1. Yes, if you cross the minimum threshold, the cashback will be applicable. Same for No-cost EMI.

2. Flipkart's T&C says:

while Amazon's says:

I'd trust Flipkart's T&C on this one. I'd also suggest calling up HDFC to confirm.

3. Cashback has almost always been credited in the next statement cycle for me, but the official deadline is within 90 days from the transaction.

Finally, keep in mind that this is a 'No-cost EMI', so the interest is charged by HDFC, but the retailer/Samsung give you an upfront discount equivalent to interest amount, so effectively you don't pay the interest yourself.

In your case, if you're billing 50k and the interest is 2k, you get an immediate discount and only pay 48k. With this, you might miss out on the cashback threshold, so if I were you, I'd swipe 52k or 53k. Again, it'd be a good idea to call up your HDFC RM and confirm these points.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] twisted_mind:
The samsung outlet told me mininum Cashback for Hdfc Cashback and no interest EMI is 60k

I will recommend you to preserve the charge slip and take camscanner images of it as I have had two instances of not receiving the promised Cashback with the S7 and S8. Both times had to run back and forth with Samsung and my bank for it which is quite infuriating.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] drtushar:
Should we demand the value of our old galaxy that we get on Samsung upgrade offer. I mean my s9 plus gets a value of 41750 rs on the upgrade option. Does the dealer offer the same value or he tends to devalue
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
How and where do you get such incorrect information? Please atleast confirm what you post before you do post.

I've been prebooking Samsung phones since Note 7, and haven't received an sms till date, even once. The easiest way of availing Gear Sport offer is as follows -

1) Activate phone with the phone number that was used for prebooking.

2) Register/Sign In to My Galaxy app with the same number.

3) Within 4 days you'll see a banner of Gear Sports and your unique coupon code.

4) Copy that code and go to Gear Sports page, add it into cart and apply coupon while checking out.

5) After applying coupon code, the amount payable will change from Rs 22,990 to Rs 5,000.

6) Checkout and wait for your delivery (can take upto 90 days).

There is no connection between receiving SMS of preorder and availing offer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] twisted_mind:
The outlet clearly told me while prebooking that they will "try" to come close to the quote offered on the app. There's no guarantee that the device I sell will fetch me the exact same price as quoted in the app. Even if the device is pristine. I'll come to know the final price I get only on the day I hand over the old device to them which could be today or tomorrow.

But yeah kinda shady that they are outright not honoring the app quoted price so blatantly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
How's the status of shipping for guys ordered on Samsung online store ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] interactwithme:
I booked at an offline store in Hyd. My dealer days he will try to give tonight by 9pm but can activate the phone only after 12 midnight so that it's activated on 22nd..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
Mine shipped right now. Should have it by tomorrow I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] redscorpion_11:
Finally status shows shipped, they are saying it'll take 5 hrs to start tracking it, fingers crossed it reaches quick :) so excited.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] manpreetsj1885:
On which date did you order it? I had placed my order on 13th and still it shows "Processing"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] praveen1707:
I heard that Indian note 9 ships with protective case..can anyone confirm on receiving the unit
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] twisted_mind:
Just spoke to the outlet here in mumbai. They said the OB has not come yet (which probably means other colors have). I've been told it might come tomorrow or day after. Not surprising since the OB has been beaten/hyped up as THE flagship color this time around.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
So other Colors are available now ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] twisted_mind:
Didn't ask :) that's why I said "probably" because from the tone of the person on the other side it seemed "only" the OB color has not arrived yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
to hell with their nonsense hype, no one is buying their phone at all this time let alone for any color, if they make any kind of nonsense shortage of any color the very few buyers who is still interested will also run away
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] twisted_mind:
LoL yes. They had the audacity to tell me "due to overwhelming demand preorders are stopped" a week before the S9 launch. I told them I'm looking to buy two S9+. One for me one for the Wife. They were "couldn't care less mate No means No". We all know how overwhelming the sales eventually were LoL. Buy a house get an S9 free.... There is a way to create artifical scarcity which Apple has mastered. Not quite Samsung though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Well on Samsung online store, Flipkart, Amazon everywhere they are taking pre orders with status in stock for all Colors

They cannot make false hype this time

Truth is very very few takers for note 9 this time ... Lot make options available now adays
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dpk1:
I asked my local Samsung dealer about the availability and he told me that today there was some meeting at Samsung HQ and Note 9 will probably be available by tomorrow or a day after. No commitments from the dealer's end but he did tell me that note 9 stocks have already arrived at Samsung distributor. They are waiting for some kind of official green signal from Samsung.

I really don't understand what Samsung are upto! Anyway, waiting patiently for the arrival of my note 9 (MB, 512 gb) here at dehradun.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lycan_codex:
I got a call from Samsung priority store (BTM layout, Bangalore) that the Note 9 is available from tomorrow afternoon. All colors and variants are available.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Tomorrow seems to be right for its official availability bcoz even on all online store it states release date as 22nd August
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rkaria1970:
so anybody from Mumbai attending the launch event at Hard Rock Cafe?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Is it tomorrow ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rkaria1970:
Yes, It's a multi-city launch event to be live streamed as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
okay, so this time they changed their strategy, they revealed price and started taking pre orders ahead of official launch event in India
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] redscorpion_11:
Pre-ordered on 10th early morning :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kingjack:
I spoke to Reliance Digital and they confirmed that i can pick up my Note 9 tomorrow sometime. He will confirm me the exact timing tomorrow afternoon, but told that stock has already arrived and they are waiting for go ahead from Samsung
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Anybody from Pimpri going to Hard Rock Cafe for Samsung launch tomorrow? If anyone is, we can go together. I'll be getting my pass directly at the event place.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amit.A:
i always get pre-booking SMS from both 3rd party and Samsung offline store when ever i book samsung devices ( i am also pre booking devices from Galaxy S5 and till day i get SMS of pre-booked from Samsung India) the above message what i said is true, and i received SMS confirmation (its not about connection or link between SMS and prebook) (you forgot to read the other rules of Samsung terms, Samsung Offline Store) (what i am getting normally i told, if the samsung offline store did not send message to your phone SMS, but yours is online prebooked then its great, but getting message is always safe (and i got the message what i said to other user)

Samsung Terms

7. Pre-Booking Device at select Samsung Stores (“Outlet”):

To pre-book the Device at the select Samsung stores (“Outlet”) you have to do the registration via the Pre-book app available with the Samsung promoters at the respective Outlets during 10th August to 21st August 2018.

While pre-booking you will have to enter some of your details such as your name, mobile number (please read clause 4 above), email id, model number and color of the Device, without which your booking will be incomplete.

Once you pre-book the Device, you will receive notification from Samsung on your mobile number registered in the pre-book app, confirming your registration.

After pre-booking you have to purchase and activate the Device by 31st August 2018 and register on the My Galaxy App on or before 30th September 2018 with the same mobile number which has been used for pre-booking & activating the Device, failing which you will not be eligible for the Pre-Book Offer and no claims shall be entertained in this regard against Samsung or its partners/dealers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
You clearly said in the post that Gear sport offer can't be availed if the customer doesn't receive SMS about prebooking, which is not the case. That is my only point. People who haven't received SMS will unnecessarily panic because of that And since you are purcasing since S5, you must know about the coupon system as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amit.A:
i booked at Samsung offline store and got SMS from them of product reached and pre-booked (both)

For note 9 i got SMS today from Samsung India, 8:00PM

Your Galaxy! has reached pre-booked store, Delivery of Your Device is on 22/08/2018 at 5:00PM , Have an Wonderful Day!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
That's great..I didn't get any SMS but my dealer also says delivery from 5pm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Important :

If you don't have hdfc card or device to update, don't worry

You can get 6K cashback with paying cash (I mean paying 62K in cash). No need of any card nor needing to participate update programs.

Simply bargain and ask to give N9 @62K that's it.

It's 100% correct, indeed I am getting this deal.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
It's either upgrade 6k extra or 6k cashback not both in any case

I am getting 6k extra buyback on my pixel 2 xl in stores but no cashback also even if I swipe my HDFC card .... That's horrible Samsung policy this time
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
The galaxy flagships I purchased were mostly prorders only, either from Samsung smart cafés or from other Samsung authorized/unauthorized offline retailers.

Initially I used to get prebooking confirmations. But then for the last 3 years or so, NOT even for a single instance, I received prebooking SMS from any of those Resellers or from Samsung informing me @ preorder confirmation or such. Neighter I faced any issues getting the product on time nor claiming freebies/discounted goodies later and availing accordingly. At first, it used to raise my eyebrows and hence re-visited those stores only to see my details being maintained in respective SAP/excel sheets or even in loose sheets(list of customers who preordered - as per them) but NOT in their dedicated Samsung portal. I never faced any issues at all, but not intimating the pre-bookers might be a type of "damage control" as the number of customers cancelling pre-orders are high- just a guessing though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] praveen1707:
Mine got shipped thru Flipkart :):)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
That's I am saying, no need to give old device if you are getting better price elsewhere.

In my case I had Note5 and galaxy app quoted 8K

I have sold it to mobile shop (other than where I am buying) @8K and now I am getting 6K cash discount from where I am buying N9 (@62k)

So ultimately I got both scheme and also not needed any card.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amit.A:
Might be true, but i am still getting the SMS (very Strange) Right!

I frankly dont know the coupon,Excel Sheet etc,

i always tell if i book i need to receive SMS or else i wont pre-book nor pay for the pre-book unless i receive an confirmation Message from Samsung India
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Actually they are making people foolish with pre-book

Even before launching N9, today's price declare is 62K even on cash. So there is actually nothing benefit of pre-book
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
What you mean ? If price declared is 62 then why they took full 68k from online pre bookers?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Not officially declared but local dealer started to give 6K cash back even not Pre-booked

Even not using any card
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
That they do and backend use some card etc info to recover that money...I got that for my pixel 2 xl last year also

Official it's 68k only

And also not all retailer will do that on cash
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Agreed but what is meaning of collecting 68k, giving cash back after 3 month to genuine customer who pre-book device and same time anyone get 6K cash back on the spot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
No, not strange at all mate, just like not getting confirmation SMS either when pre-booked with these sellers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Pre book main benefit this time is that gear sports in 5k that's all

And on cash 6k discount , not all retailers give
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
I believe dealer have stress and target to sell because of pre-book and demand may be quite less than expected.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
So did you get the phone last night? My local dealer still cannot confirm when exactly I will get delivery. Lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] djrichard05:
Sajid bhai...Eid Mubarak...

Also when do we get the device today??? Did Dinesh call you today for collecting the device.. I have booked mine too and he mentioned today evening but no confirmation sms or anything..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] interactwithme:
Will get today at 12
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Thanks buddy and same to you and everyone

Well I am out of town today so can't say

Let us know once you get it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Eid mubaraq friends!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amit.A:
Eid mubaraq Sir!

Fan of your ROM work on Galaxy Devices

Hope for Note-9 i think this time ROM would be More Optimised and great from your Custom Rom Work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] djrichard05:
I called him. He says come after 3 pm..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] D4rkShadow:
Eid mubaraq guys.

Any idea if the current GearVR 4 is 100% compatible with Note 9 ? in that case i was hoping to pick one up along with my unit today. also, samsung's online shop is doing 20% off today on gearvr, think it will be possible to price match that in samsung offline stores?

Product link: https://shop.samsung.com/in/gear-vrr325n.html

And Indian launch event is streaming here right now: https://www.samsung.com/in/microsite/galaxy-note9/livewebcast/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
Saw the livestream. Surprised that Jio is not offering any free data this time. For previous phones, we had the "double data" offer.

Overall, I am getting the feeling that the Note 9 is getting a lukewarm welcome. Maybe consumers in general are getting tired of launches of flagship phones with incremental updates. Flagship fatigue?!

Anyway, it is past 1pm. Has anyone gotten delivery of the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Got call, it's available now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
How about Colors ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
Galaxy Note9 is compatible with Gear VR model number SM-R325NZVC only.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dr.ketan:
Yet not get, I will be free in about 2hrs, then will pick mine. But as per he said y'day Black,Blue and copper will be available
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan2012:
Here in Delhi samsung store saying will be available by 24th August don't know y such a delay
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
Are you sure about that? This story says you will need an adapter for Gear VR to work.

"Samsung confirmed to UploadVR that the Note 9 will support the current iteration of the Gear, though it will need an adapter to fit it. The device is a slightly different size than last year’s Note 8 with a bigger, 6.4-inch screen, so this isn’t really surprising. If you already have the kit you can call 1-800-SAMSUNG to get the adapter for free."

https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/11/...s-the-most-powerful-gear-vr-ready-phone-ever/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fulcrum1971:
That's what samsungs website says. .com not .in
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandeeppathak007:
Got a call from croma to come at 6:30pm to pick mine 128gb black colour
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ravijani:
Got a call too. :o
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] deohrishikesh7:
Got my midnight blue 128 gb just now in pune