Samsung's follow-up to the Galaxy Note 8 might look pretty
similar to its predecessor. At least, according to a possible render of the
Galaxy Note 9 shared by mobile tipster Ice Universe.
Samsung's Galaxy Note handsets are the brand's most high-end
and expensive phones. Because of this they tend to get Samsung's most premium
features. But based off the picture it seems like not much has outwardly
changed between the Galaxy Note 8 and the Note 9. It also appears that the Note
9 could come with a dedicated Bixby button, like previous Samsung phones.
Ice Universe claims that the two phones are virtually
indistinguishable, adding that the new Note could be 2mm shorter than the Note
8 with no in-display fingerprint scanner.
As with most rumors, this should be taken with a grain of
salt, but Ice Universe has a track record of making Samsung predictions and
posting images of its phones before their release. Samsung did not immediately
respond when CNET reached out for comment on the Note 9 rumors.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 release date may be a little over
three months away, which means you may be holding out for Samsung's extra-big
Android smartphone.
We're sorting through the rumors and leaks (there are a lot
of them), and to do that we've gotten out our trusty S Pen stylus ready to
declare which are plausible, and which are just wishful thinking.
The Note 9 is poised to be a big deal because it'll be a
massively sized update to the Galaxy Note 8, and slightly bigger and better
than the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, which launched around the world in
March.
Of course, that's not to say it'll be a massive update to
last year's phone with a 6.3-inch screen. No, we're expecting iterative, but
important changes, mostly to the internal specs, rather than a complete
redesign on the outside.
Update: The rumors about the Note 9 getting an in-screen
fingerprint sensor keep going back and forth. We're seeing how it could work,
with no guarantees it'll make it into the final design in August. It's the
biggest mystery in phones right now.
Good news: Samsung has to roll out a new Note that's still
attention-grabbing enough to outlast the iPhone X2 phones that Apple is likely
to unveil in late August or early September. If you're keen on big phones with
a handy stylus, this is the one to read up on.
Here are all of the Note 9 rumors so far and the features we
want to see from Samsung's next two-handed handset.
Last year's phone launched on August 23, and we expect
similar timing in 2018
Likely to ship to stores and first customers in September
Samsung is readying the Galaxy Note 9 right now, according
to new reports, though we still expect the release date to be closer to August
23 last year's launch date.
We haven't heard many Samsung Galaxy Note 9 release date
rumors yet, but we did see last year's phone announced on August 23 and ship to
stores in September. The short-lived Samsung Galaxy Note 7 followed a similar
schedule two years ago.
So there’s a good chance that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will
be announced in late August 2018, before hitting stores possibly in mid to late
September.
The Note 9 appears to have been trademarked by Samsung in
mid-March, so it's possible that the release target is being set in stone.
There's always someone saying the Note phones will come
earlier than ever though. This year, it's the The Investor that cites market
watchers who believe it could be unveiled in early to mid August instead. And
the same site claims that Samsung has codenamed the phone 'Crown' and plans to
have a prototype of it ready during the first quarter of 2018.
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