Samsung Galaxy Note 9 : Overview (Rumored)

Samsung confirmed the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9(crown) in Jul – Aug (expected). Walking in the footsteps of OnePlus, Samsung also published blog post revealing the details and features of the model.

Expected features-

Under screen Fingerprint scanner

This is a big rumor leaked by a reliable gadget leaker  “Ice universe” However, Korean news site The Investor doesn’t support these rumors, saying “It is not, however, expected to feature an in-screen fingerprint sensor.”

Contradicting rumors suggests the feature is still in the air for the Galaxy Note 9.

New Skin over Android

New Samsung skin over Android can be a new feature in the upcoming Note 9. Samsung might come with a                  Crown UX which is used by Samsung to differentiate between other Android devices.

Improved Camera

Note 9 will be highlighted for many features. One of that feature will be its new and improved camera. Although it will have a similar dual camera set up which it might improve its quality.

Bixby 2.0 and S-Pen

Samsung may introduce a new and improved version of Bixby with Galaxy Note 9,  said by Samsung to ZDNet.
this is a very important improvement as Bixby lacks being Siri, Alexa, and Google assistant.

Improvements:

• More natural sounding voice
• Bixby assistant
• more available for other devices

Samsung is looking to improve the S-pen in the Galaxy Note 9 although the company hasn’t revealed the detailed information.

Rumored features –

• GSM / HSPA / LTE
• Front/back glass  aluminum frame
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
• Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
• IP68 certified – dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
• 6.4 inches Super AMOLED (1440 x 2960 px) screen with 18.5:9 ratio (~514 ppi density)
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5
•   Always-on display
• Android 8.1 (Oreo)
• Exynos 9810 Octa – EMEA
• Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 – USA & China
• CPU Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA
  Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA & China
• GPU Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA
  Adreno 630 – USA & China
• micro SD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only
•  6 GB RAM |64/128/256 GB
• Camera
  • Rear – Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6″, 1µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash
    • Video
      2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec
  • Front – 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6″, 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
• 3.5mm jack
• Bluetooth v5.0
• USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
• Iris scanner
• fingerprint (rear-mounted/IN screen)
• Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
• Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
• Bixby natural language commands and dictation
• Non-removable Li-Ion 3850 mAh battery
• Colors-Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple