Samsung says the Galaxy Note 9 is aimed at “those who want it all.” But can you really have it all, even at $999, from a phone that comes mere months before Samsung’s true “next big thing”, widely expected to adopt a bunch of groundbreaking new technologies in an attempt to turn sluggish sales around?
At first glance, you do get a lot here. A bigger than ever battery, a very ingenious new S Pen that technically doesn’t have a built-in battery, some extremely neat camera features, one whole terabyte of (potential) storage space (eat your heart out, iFans), actual water cooling to prevent overheating, a couple of deal sweeteners, and basically more of everything.