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even if most products get forgotten by the media after the review period is done there are a few that stand out gadgets that people still talk about months later some that we even decide to hold on to his daily drivers and then we get to see aged over time the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is one of them as we get closer to the next Galaxy unpacked it's only fitting that we revisit the current phablet King and tell you how well it aged and if it's still worth it to consider nearly a year later I'm high memory better with pocket now and this is the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 after the buzz coming back to the samsung galaxy note 9 for a few weeks to get this video prepared left me with a question I'm wondering if this is the Last Samurai galaxy notes meaning the last of its kind to be a true no holds bar flagship see that's how the Galaxy Note began it was the phone that had everything and sometimes even more and it did so for four generations but then it spent another four generations being just the Galaxy S with an S Pen and it wasn't really until this Galaxy Note 9 that the company returned to its roots it's a civ they finally listened to customer feedback this ended up being my favorite phone of late 2019 mainly because it had everything but the kitchen sink now notice that I mentioned a period and we'll come back to that for now the whole reason for this video is to tell you how this phone has aged and I'm gonna tell you this much samsung has really impressed me with the hardware the company doesn't really advertise stuff or materials on its note but I sometimes wonder if there are this phone is a tank it's been nearly a year and out of which I used it non-stop for four months and change and it looks and feels like new even after the on and off comparison periods that I came back to it like with the Galaxy Note 8 I don't know what it is but I've left no scratches on the display or the back and I even feel that the oleophobic coating has improved on this generation and all the while only thing this phone with a similar bumper I finally used to be a smarter solution as you lose the bulk and get the grip needed to have the curves not make the phone fall off a table Samson was smart enough to not only improve the ergonomics on the fingerprint scanner and on the placement of the power button but also in giving you other ways to access your phone through the force touch home button then even the more accurate and secure intelligent scan this made the experience of using the phone a bit more bearable but I will admit there were cases where it was not the volume buttons for example proved to be unreachable even if I operated this phone with my left hand and the only key that I found too easy to press was the only one that I never really wanted to press yes you guess that that's Bixby and yes I know Samsung wants a piece of the digital assistant Pi and I also know that Bixby was created by the same team that created Siri that's all great the service is actually not that bad there are some benefits to it the problem is how annoying it is whenever you press that button regardless of its benefits you end up wanting to switch the whole service off that being said to be fair I know that this phone is not the most ergonomic out there but I've learned to make peace with it and it's mainly because there are a ton of benefits to owning a Galaxy Note aside from being a powerful flagship this phone intends to replace your notepad and for this you need a good stylus a decent sized canvas and it also has to last all day for me Samsung nailed it I have to admit this is the first time that I've actually used the s-pen as much as I have on a Galaxy Note and it's not for the reasons you think it's not because of the whole Bluetooth functionality and being able to remotely operate your phone and the camera shutter no it was mainly because of the peace of mind battery life on this phone has been epic Samsung's pushed through a four thousand milliamp hour battery was an important move but I also have to praise the rest of the internals and how they contributed the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 maybe more than a year old but it still performs like a powerful and efficient champ but I also feel this match with enough RAM and storage for me not to really feel that I needed or it was total peace of mind right down to the essentials like water resistance and fast and wireless charging and speaking of the canvas what can I say the six point four inch AMOLED display continues to beat even newer ohlet's thanks to its color reproduction and accuracy and sure it might look a little dated thanks to the top and bottom bezel but I kind of like this approach more than the interruption of a punch hole I remember that the only thing that I wish its predecessor had were dual firing speakers in order to complete the content consumption loop and Samsung has delivered with this generation just fine like the fact that you can glide through menus very quickly and another thing that H well to a certain degree is software believe it or not this phone receive one UI even before the Galaxy S 10 launched which is a true record it's not really what I'd call my favorite approach to Android but there are things I praise on a phone this large it's genius to have a user interface that's designed for better one-handed use buttons at the bottom where they should be in navigation elements where your hand can reach the only problem like in the case of the Galaxy S tennis that only one UI is designed this way every other Android application will mostly have the buttons at the top which totally defeats the purpose still this is one of those devices where I truly appreciate custom software because it's really there where a Samsung Galaxy Note becomes a note I love things like the quick actions menu to launch apps that take advantage of the galaxy note once deployed and then there are apps like right on PDF that are so essential for me that I even prefer signing documents on a Galaxy Note over an iPad pro I also love how third-party applications have improved integration OneNote for example now activates the eraser whenever you press the button seriously the s-pen tip and the form factor of this phone made this feel like that pocket notepad that you want to carry around and that every now and then you use to take notes I actually did so particularly when the screen is off but then again not everything was perfect there were applications that were cool to have but I have to admit I never really used the remote shutter being one of them and sure you can use your S Pen like a sort of a mouse to navigate around the phone but the fact that the experience varies depending on whether you're using Samsung applications are not mitad something that I usually forgot was there I feel Samsung's Galaxy store should have a section for apps enhance for the s-pen in order to help people find more uses for it than doodling on the go or for screen off notes I really only have two major complaints with one UI mainly being number one the fact that even if this phone is powerful it sometimes feels slower than the average Joe and it's not because it's stuttering it's because there are so many unnecessary animations if you launch a game the phone performs great but really navigating between menus can sometimes be cumbersome and then the second reason is mainly because discerning users are the main target for this phone and at the moment of this video this device still does not have the 1 UI update that includes the camera night mode that a lot of people received more than a month ago other than that there's really not much to complain about the camera specifications are all still on par with current phones and I love how the company has toned down its saturation and give you more natural results colors are on point low-light performance is great and that's even when scene detection doesn't always know that you need a little boost I really only feel that the cameras are dated in things like portrait photography where life focus depends on the telephoto and therefore forces you to step back from your subject to get the shot you can edit these after the fact though so that's good and then I'm video recording even if you have all the latest standards of the galaxy s 10 and even if stabilization is good I do wish that we have super steady video on the galaxy s 10 which depends on the wide angle and I think that mentioning the Samsung Galaxy S 10 is probably the best way to end this video and conclude this is actually the first time that I've felt more compelled to using the Galaxy S than to using a Galaxy Note in the past that was always the fact that the note would get the cooler features before the Galaxy S but not this year today the galaxy s 10 plus comes with triple cameras a much lighter and more ergonomic build a better display less a better selfie camera with 4k video a more secure on display fingerprint scanner reverse wireless charging among other things and this is the reason why my stand with the Galaxy Note 9 was so short this is the reason why I feel that this might be the Last Samurai of the galaxy notes I know that when I reviewed it I said that finally the next best thing is here but then the galaxy s 10 plus came out and I used it and never looked back do I miss the s-pen yes do I need an S Pen over all the benefits the galaxy s 10 plus has no would I pay the same amount of money for both phones oh no definitely not the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was great when I use that it still is a great phone now but it was quickly overshadowed by its own kin it makes it hard for me to recommend that today over the Galaxy S and if you really want the s-pen I'd wait for the note 10 to get the best of both worlds but that also leaves me with a huge question with all the rumours of the Galaxy Note 1000 knee planning to kill some bezels and add some time of flights and if no Snapdragon 855 plus will come on board I feel the Vanguard days of the note are over don't get me wrong I'm sure that I'll try it and love it but the big question is how long will it be my daily driver before the other next best thing launches later what about you what do you think about the Galaxy Note 9 after the buzz let us know in the comments down below and while you're at it make sure you follow us on social medias our extended coverage happens there and subscribe to our channels for more videos like this one it also follow me on my personal handles to see me testing these cameras out please give this video a thumbs up if you like what you saw I'm home everything I thanks so much for watching we'll see you on the next one