NEW YORK – Galaxy Note 9 launches on August 9 at the company’s ‘Unpacked’event in New York. Ahead of official debut, we are seeing more leaks aroundthe next-generation Note device. Do not expect many changes on the designfront as the phone is said to feature the same 18.5:9 aspect ratio displaythat we saw on its predecessor Galaxy Note 8. However, reports suggest thatfingerprint sensor could be repositioned below the dual rear camera lensand the new phone could include an additional camera shutter button as well.ADVERTISEMENT
According to a *Bloomberg* report, the Galaxy Note 9 could come withimproved cameras when compared to its predecessor Galaxy Note 8. The S Pencould be the big highlight and the accessory will support Bluetooth.Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will mark a comeback of the ‘Note’ series, which istypically known for its good battery backup. Reports hint at a 4,000mAhbattery. So, what are the three big changes that we can expect on theSamsung Galaxy Note 9? Let us take a look:
*Samsung Galaxy Note 9 improved cameras*
Expect Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to ship with upgraded cameras. The 12MP+12MPdual camera setup with dual OIS will also include variable aperture featurethat we saw on the Galaxy S9 series. To give a perspective, Galaxy S9 comeswith dual f/1.5 and f/2.4 aperture feature, which helps with betterlow-light photos. The back cameras will be aligned horizontally. Thanks todual OIS, the ‘Bokeh’ feature will also be supported. Official details areyet to be revealed by the company.ADVERTISEMENT
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will reportedly pack a 4,000mAh battery, asignificant improvement over 3,300mAh one on its predecessor. Notably,battery is one of the features (apart from S Pen) that differentiatesSamsung’s Galaxy Note series from its Galaxy S series. Samsung Note devicesare typically known for a better battery performance and is targeted atoffice goers. The phone will also support wireless charging.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will come with an improved S-Penlinkthataccording to tipster *Ice Universe* is going to be “worth the wait”. Thenext-generation S Pen will come with a host of improvements with Bluetoothsupport as its highlight. The Bluetooth capabilities could allow people touse the accessory as a wireless speaker, control music playback, etc. Thecurrent-generation S Pen offers a host of features such as live messages,waterproofing, etc and Bluetooth support will be a good addition.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will reportedly be powered by an upgraded processorfrom Qualcomm,linksaidto be the Snapdragon 845 in the US. The remaining countries, includingIndia will get the Exynos 9810 chipset variant. The phone could be madeavailable in two storage models – 6GB RAM+256GB storage and 8GB RAM+512GBstorage. Galaxy Note 9 could be Samsung’s first smartphone to ship with512GB storage.