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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
Well, now it's been a year since I traded in my T-mobile Note 8 for this device and I'm here to say I still love it. It finally made the transition from Oreo to Pie with no issues other than the manual video mode being taken away ?. The processor remains fast and snappy, and the recent September security patch brought with it some camera enhancements which included an upgrade in the camera night mode that far surpasses the GCam port I installed. In addition it inherited from the 10 series handwriting to text, the ability to export notes to Word/pdf, the ability to change the S-pen ink colors, some additional swipe actions and it is on the list to receive Android 10 and the new 2.0 UI. These improvements have served to help support my decision not to trade in my Note 9 for the 10+. In my opinion this is the last full featured, no holds barred Note and I hope to have it for a number of years to come.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] dave678:
I like it but disappointed they axed camera modes, text messege customization so it feels a bit inferior to the Note 8 software wise to me. Also my big gripe is Samsung making the recents tabs white instead of colored like they used to be on Nougat.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
I've had my T-mobile branded Note 9 for 2 years now and it's still one of my favorite devices of all time. To me the Note 9 is an icon and the last of its kind: the all inclusive, everything but the kitchen sink, no holds barred, no compromise, Note. It does so many things and does them well. It has inherited some of the best features from it's newer 20 series stablemates and remains a serious contender 2 years after its launch. If there is ever an Android Hall Of Fame I know what device would get my vote.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] TechNoobForSale:
The activity is overall underwhelming despite the amount of potential the Exynos 9810 has. There are plenty Custom ROMs for people’s needs, but they don’t feature any heavily customized Kernel that makes use of the true power of the SoC, and instead, they rely on a Samsung’s horrible work with the processor on the software side of things. And there still aren’t many good choices, most being port ROMs, they will inevitably have bugs hidden somewhere. Nobody can keep up with the amount of files in an OS and port all of it perfectly.

Custom Kernel development is dead. Only one developer is active on it (ykkfive, that I’m currently supporting).

While there are Kernels for each Android version of the phone in its European variant, there aren’t a lot of choices to meet people’s different requirements.

USA variant not worth talking about. Development is just dead. But the bootloader is locked so it’s not worth it to root to my eyes anyways.

The development scene is overall a 3/10 to me. Not healthy. This device deserves much more.

Well, still second to SM G531F development. As that is by far the worst I’ve ever seen
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] javier24:
The 8GB model is blazing fast! Note8 stays far behind.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] garciavpn:
Amazing
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] xMadMike:
Insane. Way better than my Note8 and that phone was quick!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] mike2518:
This!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] PsiPhiDan:
Blazing fast!! No lag in sight. And I'm not even in performance mode, which I always was in with the Note8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] tntoak:
I would say it's significantly faster than any other Android device I've owned. Apps load much faster, network performance is about 4x faster on average than my prior phone, even system updates are faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] PsiPhiDan:
Restart time is insanely fast too!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
How is the 6gb vs the 8gb in speed of opening apps, etc? I don't play games
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] usurper_:
I have the 8GB model and my partner has the 6GB and we did some testing the other day and there was no real difference. Had 30 apps open as well as Spotify streaming whilst downloading a torrent via uTorrent and neither model showed any signs of lag/delay. I'm starting to think that the 8GB version is a bit over kill, maybe in the future we could utilise it when playing game's or what not.

TLDR, if you looking at buying the Note9 and don't the need the extra storage space just get the 6GB version, can always get an SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vojopd:
6gb is same as 8 gb.... Just get 6gb it is cheaper.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
This is great info. Im coming from the S9 and at time this thing is slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] rockky:
Was stunned to get 100Mbps deep in a building
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] demandarin:
Definitely faster than any other android device I've had. Coming from s7 edge. All specs and day to day use so far blows everything else out the water. Just got mines Saturday. 128gb with 6gb of ram
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] tamirtehran:
The Galaxy Speed is really huge
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Da-BOSS:
I'm a Note 4 & S7 user previously... and I bought Note 9 Exynos 128gb and BAM! I was shocked how fast & quick & smoothie it is... I began to miss the old days when I switch between Apps or multitasking it would lag AF! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] drmodify:
So far you haven’t experienced any lag or any little hiccups?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Da-BOSS:
I can assure you that... not at all:cool:;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] drmodify:
Amen!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] billozy:
Just switched from the Note 3, and got the Exynos 6/128, definitely a fast and snappy phone. Very glad I got it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Mehara:
How many of you are happy with the Note 9 and not gonna buy the S10?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] high_voltage:
A lot of us got the phone for the s-pen and thus s10 is auto not considered. Also worth a note is that the s10 does not really bring something important over the note 9... fingerprint under the glass and a 3rd wide sensor, but for the price of a hole in the screen, removed notification led and no iris scanner - so you gain some, lose some and the gained things are not 1000$ worthy (I would also argue that you lose more, because the spen is also in the pile). Also in Europe we got exynos 9820 and already on the net are tests and real world tests that put it next to the sd845 not sd855. sd855 literally obliterates it, so this makes it even a more not worth it upgrade. I really can't see something into that phone that will want me to ditch my note 9 for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sullytrny:
My Note9 did incredible in an AnTuTu Benchmark - 87% of all phones

Had this phone 3 months on oreo and it's been flawless, it's a complicated phone and if I had to redo everything I'd say 2 days at least!

And I set one up for a technicality impaired friend and they have no problems as is a simple phone to use for calls media ect as long as you use the native apps...

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] timex300:
Just bought it a week ago and im not paying no $1000 for a phone. I payed 600 for my note 9 unlocked 128gb 6gb ram. So far im happy. No complaints.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] fieskmask:
I had some luck, got the 512Gb version for approx $700 incl tax in Sweden [emoji106]

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] luisprime:
That's an interesting experiment. And quite useful, thanks for sharing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] TawkinTrash:
One UI update made the phone so much smoother and faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jairrab:
My note 9 is celebrating it's first year today and still runs like the first day I bought it- very smooth and I have about 150 apps installed right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Newtongh:
Faster than all the phones I've used so far including S9+ and iPhone Xs Max
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] taitho:
The speed or speed of launching the application according to his evaluation is very fast, can be said top in the Android market Đánh giá Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Cách mạng trải nghiệm không giới hạn
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] DeanSF:
Pretty good speed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] husseinaltaaf:
Excellent
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Technically.Alexander:
Multitasking 6GB RAM Model

I generally don't let things get out of hand, but I've had no problem running lots of apps on the phone and in DeX mode to a 4K TV with a USB mouse and keyboard, and still running nicely. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Proday:
If anyone find 6 vs 8gb note comparison video, please share. I'd like to see is there any improvement in keeping apps in background on 8gb model.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Matrix_Usman:
heats up little bit

device heats up little bit when playing games or doing some heavy tasks multi tasking works awesome
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Rev_Nev:
Compared to other devices I've used, the 8gb Note 9 I'm using is a world of difference. It seems like Samsung nailed it with the way this phone handles having a ton of apps running at the same time. It smoothly transitions between whatever apps I want to use with seemingly no impact to performance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] GAME ON:
Bro, how many free RAM (for 8gb version) u're having by default without any other apps running backgroup? :o
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Rev_Nev:
Says just over 7 with everything closed out including background processes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] guthrien:
Mine (with apps closed but background processes etc) uses around 2.2-2.5, 5GB free and 600mb reserved by the system.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] GAME ON:
Woah!! Available space for mine is only 4.2GB as its already occupied 3.3GB/8GB

lel..what is wrong with that? :confused::(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Rev_Nev:
Well that sounds about right if you've got stuff open. That was only with literally everything on my phone closed so I can't imagine that we'll ever fully see over 6gb available with minimal or no apps but background stuff running. I really can't imagine any 8gb user will run into issues with ram regardless of how much the settings say is available
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] GAME ON:
i already close all apps before bro. soo its normal? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Rev_Nev:
I would say it's normal. I don't think you have anything to worry about :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] GAME ON:
Thank you soo much bro. Appreciate it ;):)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sharingan:
Guys i am deeply confused between note 9 and new ipad pro 11

Can yu help me by telling if this is the right choice

If i purchase note 9 i would be coming from about 3yr old s7 exynos model will i notice more smoothness

1) will the 6 gb ram model be enough cos i use ONLY the following apps

Ttorrent

Mxplayer

Amazon prime

Tubemate

Facebk

Whatsapp

Adobe acrobat reader

Uc browser

1mg

Microsoft authenticator

Marvel contest of champions

Es file explorer to copy files from my ntfs hard drive

Line app

Mp3 convertor

Hotspot shield

Paytm

Times of india app

Share it

Shazam

Also i usually dont open more that 3 or 4 apps so will 6gb ram model be enough or should i buy 8gb model??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
6 is plenty. I have the 6gig and only keep 3-4 open. It works great. I wanted the 8gig but after looking at a bunch of reviews I couldn't justify getting the 8gig for my type of usage. I don't play any games. Jist YouTube. Text. Browser. Music and a bit of social.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sharingan:
Same here besides few apps just one game that i play

Thinking about getting note 9 from dubai as it has some complementary gifts lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] high_voltage:
I switched from the s7e exynos to the note 9 exynos. I can tell you from my experience that it's smoother, faster, better to hold in hands without a case, better camera, better audio from speakers/headphones, a lot better battery life and so on + the new one UI shapes to be great too (android P). The difference is there and the phone better + I have the 6GB variant and this + software optimisations leads to quite good RAM management, it's vastly better than the s7e - will recommend you to get the 6GB version if you don't need the 512GB onboard storage (you can put fast sd card for videos/photos on the 128GB model if needed).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sharingan:
Thx man and about storage i dont have an issue as my s7 already have so much space left i think 128gb will be enough also i am just stopping myself from buying it right now cos in india 5g will come in 2019 and note 9 dont have it so i will be paying a huge price for a phone that dont support it ( s10 may support 5g)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] high_voltage:
Agree, 128GB is plenty. If you can wait, do so for the s10 is my advice (or 2019 phones in general). Otherwise you will not be dissapointed from the note 9.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sharingan:
WIll buy something in april nxy yr lets see what comes next
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] husseinaltaaf:
Excellent!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] harrysenpai:
TBH i never felt any type of lag in note 9 while multitasking this phone is go fast as fast as you want, like its all happens on the single touch!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] SuperLeakTX:
with my 6gb note9, i feel like there is nothing can slow me down ,
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] miligra5:
thank you so much

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Notefan161:
Still trying to decide on if extra ram is worth getting or not
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] dugryce:
I'd say no. I have the 128g with a 256g sd card in it. With over 600 apps and 5000 songs this phone works perfectly and smoothly!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] azZA_09:
600 apps? Wow dude, you really like games ;P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] KiloByte Gamers:
The worse is when these phones start to run random tasks in the background, ughhhh and it just drains the battery haha
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] bond32:
I was able to snag the 8gb model for roughly $150 more than the 6gb. Pretty sure it won't make much difference now, but I feel like it's good future proofing. Plus, the massive storage is nice. I actually filled up my 64gb pixel 2 XL a number of times...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sullytrny:
NEVER Has my 960u locked up or otherwise needed say a forced reboot to clear a stick app!

Ran it for a week in wqhd mode and still only charged it once aday for an hour and three quarters +- 15min

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] biyolog4472:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] punkyskunky:
So i upgraded from my old galaxy s7 to the note 9 512gb this holiday season (took advantage of the sale plus free 512gb microsd card from Samsung). And i honestly have no lag or anything. I do run with about 3.8-4gb free most of the time but im not using the Samsung home or Samsung keyboard which probably doesn't help. So for anyone considering the note 9 I would recommend it.

Didn't realize what CPU type mine is running but mine is running Snapdragon. Not sure if it makes a difference anymore but I know before it was huge.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] high_voltage:
It does make a huge difference and your variant is the better one, so all good. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jordant2:
Check out this video, start at about the 14 minute mark. It talks about speed and ram management:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpO3FbDy6jY
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
It's been a few days with the Note 9.( It's a demo/review unit but a Retail unit will be packed with extra acessories only, and nothing else).

*Received the first OTA yesterday.

Before the OTA, overall smoothness was good, not fantastic. Post the OTA, all I can say is, the smoothness has become buttery smooth, even a hair bit smoother than the S9 plus I'm using.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Secondlaw:
OTA before it's even released!?!??? I wonder if the ones shipped will have the latest.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
I got my update this morning . So yes .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] TechOut:
They do not ship with this update. It was available for download. You have to remember the phones shipped for release day orders where manufactured weeks ago
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
No scrolling issues, but I've noticed when closing folders that contain apps on my home screen the frame rate of the animation lags when minimizing / closing the folder.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Phazonclash:
I have both a new Note 9 since yesterday and a Pixel 2 XL (love that phone!). The Pixel 2 XL is an incredibly smooth device and frame drops are non-existent... and I gotta admit the Note 9 isn't far behind! I've seen some small stutters here and there, but it's pretty minimal. I'm impressed with Samsung and the Note 9, they've come a long way since the last time I used a Galaxy phone (S7 edge)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] taitho:
I am planning to buy a trial version of Note9 for this casual experience, do not know how other people have comments Đánh giá Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Cách mạng trải nghiệm không giới hạn
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] rascal0pl:
I don't know why Samsung can't do something with their launcher. Everthing is laggy as hell when default launcher is used. After switching to nova launcher this is literally the fastest and the most smooth phone ever. Seriously. There's no single stutter or micro lag no matter if you're browsing in phone settings, recent apps or pulling down the upper bar. I don't even know how it's possible that launcher is slowing down everything and causing massive lag, but yeah.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] amorosa:
My Phone does not stutter with OneUi or with Nova.

There are even no Microstutters. But if you restrict the cpu to 70%, then u can see stutters and microstutters.

Not often, but they appear from time to time.

And more Microstutters on Android 9

Android 8.1 with restricted cpu to 70% is more fluid than Pie is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] aznmode:
For my note 9 with pie One UI there is definite stutter when I scroll on Facebook, IG, or nova vetical app scroll. Particularly when I slow scroll with my finger not leaving the screen. Compared to my s10 plus, there is no stutter what so ever. Its butter like iphone.

UPDATE:

Looks like LMT pie was causing the stutter.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] mzsquared:
Galaxy Note 9 water cooling tested: Does it really work? tom's guide test:

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/21/galaxy-note-9-water-cooling-tested-does-it-really-work/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] boufa:
This test is flawed. His thoughts on heat and his reasoning is proof that he doesn't know anything about processor heat.

The device still gets hot... sure it does. Samsung never said the processor doesn't generate heat. The heat pipe is designed to move the heat away from the processor... but it has to go somewhere. The case still gets as hot as the Note 8, because the processor is still generating heat. It just moves that heat away more efficiently from the processor. That simple fact discredits the entire video. The case is the device's radiator, and the new water carbon thing simply moves the heat to the case more efficiently.

Despite his expert results that the water cooling isnt' making a differnece, the fat that the case is hotter IS PROOF that it IS WORKING.

To properly test the device, stress the device, get it hot, then see what the benchmark numbers are compared to a similarly hot Note 8. You will see, that the processor runs faster when the case is hot than the Note 8 did. (taking account the fact that they are different generation processors) Or more properly, test the fall off between a cold device and a hot one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] high_voltage:
Exactly this! I am baffled how many comments from the media are there about how the cooling doesn't work, because the phone body gets hot. Roflmao... this is a closed environment, where the heat will go? I would argue that the phone body should be even hotter with better cooling on the SOC. That cooling is there to prevent performance degradation/throttling and let the cpu/gpu/whole SOC perform better, NOT to lower the body temperature.

https://hothardware.com/news/galaxy-note-9-vs-oneplus-6-benchmark-bake-off

Here you got the right comparison and it's clear - note 9 sustain performance is better than oneplus 6 that is one of the top in that regards.