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the galaxy note 9 arguably one of the most powerful than professional phones on the planet built for businessmen hardcore gamers and smartphone power users but is it durable there's only one way to find out let's get started one of the unique features of the note series is the s-pen will break more into that in just a second it's just one of the many things that allow this phone to take productivity to the next level Samsung has never failed one of my durability tests before and I have high hopes that this phone will continue the trend of solid build quality let's start with the scratch test these little Mo's picks with different tips tell us what the screen is made from plastic would scratch a level-3 tempered glass at level 6 and sapphire would be a level 8 or 9 Samsung is using tempered Gorilla Glass 5 this time around so there's no surprise when we see scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7 perfectly on par with other major manufacturers like Apple or LG razor blades or keys won't hurt the glass but there are still plenty of other particulates out there that can damage glass and cause micro scratches in your pocket so a screen protector or skins might be something worth looking into the top of the phone is protected with the same front glass so no scratches will happen to the 8 megapixel front facing camera or the iris scanner the earpiece is made for metal and sits totally flush with the glass screen and even with some aggressive persuasion it won't come out so solid design so far it looks like Samsung has again stuck with the same glass and metal sandwich they've been using for the past four years and it's definitely still metal the volume buttons are also made for metal as well as the dedicated Bigsby button who even after much ridicule is disappointingly still oh I did not see that coming fix fee has exited the premises it looks like every single one of the buttons on the note 9 are removable which is incredibly interesting they are tight so I doubt they would ever come out on their own or during a drop but we just managed to update Bixby right on out of the frame it kind of takes remapping buttons to a whole new level the sketchy part is someone could steal your power button or volume button in about two seconds rendering your $1,000 phone inoperable but I mean it's a professional phone which means you probably have professional friends and they wouldn't just steal your buttons and walk off right when the buttons are replaced back into the frame they do continue to function just like normal it just seems like a super annoying prank just waiting to happen the top of the phone is made from metal one of my favorite parts of this phone is the expandable memory this phone with its docking ability and powerful hardware combined with the massive storage space makes it more like a water-resistant laptop in your pocket than anything else the bottom of the phone is also made from metal and it has more features on this one side of the phone then Apple has in their entire ecosystem we have a headphone jack the quick charge USB C dock and the integrated s-pen Samsung is over here able to cram entire writing utensils inside of their cell phone while Apple is eating crayons watching their whole pencil poke out the bottom of an iPad I know which design I prefer the S Pen does have some new features this year which we'll check out the entire thing is made from plastic including the chrome section up at the top near the clicky bit the button on the side of the S Pen is also plastic it still has the removable tips which come included in the box so you can swap them out for softer or harder rubber depending on your note-taking preference one of the coolest things about the new S Pen is that this time it includes low energy Bluetooth and a super capacitor inside which makes this the most advanced s-pen yet it still has the copper induction ring around the tip so the screen can sense where the s-pen is pointing even when hovering over the glass and not touching but on the circuit board itself is where we find the super capacitor which fully charges after only 40 seconds inside the phone and lasts about 30 minutes as a trigger for your camera or to change tracks on your music remotely the difference between capacitors like the one inside the S Pen and batteries is that capacitors charge almost instantly and keep that charge contained in an electrical field while batteries store their energy and chemical form like lithium and have a much longer lifespan it's pretty cool technology will reject Bixby's update and move on to the back of the phone the camera lens is made from glass protecting the dual optically stabilized regular and telephoto lenses and that built-in heart rate monitor Samsung has stuck their variable aperture lens in here again which will be fun to see during the teardown the fingerprint scanner is still scratch alone the camera lens and fingerprint scanner sit pretty flush with the back glass the camera is protruding ever so slightly while the fingerprint scanner is barely recessed even with the scratches on the fingerprint scanner though it was still incredibly fast to recognize my fingerprint and was still responsive every time I unlock the phone thumbs up for that I talk about protection a lot here on my channel one way to protect against damage and fingerprints is with the skin huge thanks to D brand for supporting my channel in sponsoring this video D brand has protective skins in all colors and designs but this yellow carbon fiber is perfect if you're always losing your phone or just really have a thing for bulletproof bananas skins are surprisingly inexpensive and I'll leave a link for you in the video description if you like saying yellow things on phones you'll love my burn test this six point four inch Super AMOLED screen only Samsung note 9 lasted an impressive 15 seconds under my yellow flame before the screen turned white and then surprisingly recovered - the evaporation of the oleophobic coating on the glass of course the screen is totally back to normal and now for the ultimate test of structural integrity the Ben test Samsung has pretty much always been a leader in the well-built rigid smartphone department ever since the very first phone I tested back with the galaxy s6 in 2015 Samsung's newest flagship is no different with zero flex in any direction front or back this phone construction is worthy of the massive price tag except for the part where people can walk off with your buttons like I always say keep your friends close and your buttons even closer would you buy this phone I'm still currently using my year and a half old Galaxy s8 plus as my daily driver and I'm still super happy with it so I think I'll hold out on upgrading for just a little while longer customize your phone with the D brand link in the description hit that subscribe button if you haven't already and in the next video we'll be tearing down the note 9 - check out that massive fortnight ready heat dissipation system thanks ton for watching and I'll see you around