Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is the complete package, through and through
Plenty of smartphones specialize in one thing or another, but what phone does almost everything well with little to no compromises? This year we’ve seen phone prices increase quite a bit, but with that increase comes better build quality, significantly better specs, and experiences that hopefully match the price tags. What phone delivers a solid experience, features that matter, and the overall best value?
WINNER: Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2018 is easily one of the most interesting years when it comes to smartphone designs, yet it’s paradoxically one where we’ve seen the most complacency among smartphone manufacturers. While most phones seem to be last year’s models with a notch thrown in, Samsung went with a similar design to last year and essentially only fixed what was missing from 2017’s Galaxy Note 8, all while leaving the best features intact and adding plenty of awesome new ones. As one of the absolute most expensive smartphones on the market, there’s a reason this phone has something for everyone. Folks looking for a solid design with the absolute best display in the industry simply need to look no further. Samsung displays are the best on the market, and Samsung chose its absolute best display ever for the 6.4-inch Galaxy Note 9, with a gorgeous set of curves on the left and right sides, tiny bezels and no obnoxious notch to deal with. On top of this, Samsung significantly increased the battery size over last year, improving battery life substantially, all while barely adding any size or weight over last year’s device at all.
The S-Pen was upgraded with some new remote features, powered by a Bluetooth connection, and the charging mechanism for the pen is completely transparent too. Better yet, you won’t need to charge it for the regular functions either, only for the new remote functions, and with a whopping 30-second charge to full, you’ll never need to worry about the battery life of the pen. The camera has also been significantly improved over previous years, even from the launch of the Note 9 itself, and features one of the most reliable, well-rounded cameras on the market. If this wasn’t enough, the sheer number of features and options available to users out of the box is staggering. Samsung Pay, the best mobile payments solution on the market, is certainly a hallmark feature of any Samsung device, but Samsung has taken features a massive step further with the updated Good Lock 2018 app, which, combined with the incredibly powerful and well-supported theme engine, makes the Galaxy Note 9 the most customizable phone on the market.
This is all without having to mod the phone or perform complicated commands on a computer to get these features too; something unheard of in the mobile industry. Fully customizable UI? Check. Excellent performance and battery life? Absolutely. Unique, meaningful features you won’t find anywhere else this year? Many times over, and it’s all these things in one incredible package that brings us to give the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 the Smartphone of the Year Award for 2018, despite the high price of entry because, if any phone is worth the price you pay, it’s absolutely this one.
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