Since the beginning , the big honking screens on Galaxy Note phones have been their most memorable characteristic. But as the rest of the smartphone world caught onto the jumbo display trend and screen sizes from various makers started to converge around six-inch displays, the throne on which...

Superb battery life; S-Pen functions as a mini as a remote; Dex mode is easier to use; best-in-class display; big specs Isn't running Android 9 Pie; design hasn't changed much aside from new colors; Bixby button still not reprogrammable

Isn't running Android 9 Pie; design hasn't changed much aside from new colors; Bixby button still not reprogrammable

Old Galaxy Note owners, it's time to put those failing, ancient phones down and pick up this beauty, with its all-day battery. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the ultimate productivity phone right now, a gorgeous beast of a phablet that lets you sign PDFs, annotate presentations, and take conference...

Big battery; Lots of storage; Excellent S Pen stylus; Class-leading processor and modem

Expensive; Heavy

I've been using the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 extensively since last Thursday and plan to pick up my own at T-Mobile when it is released next week. Fans of the Note should seriously consider the Note 9 as it fills in the gaps from the Note 8 and takes the S Pen experience to the next level.

Long battery life; Gorgeous large 6.4 inch display; Fantastic S Pen experience; Outstanding RF performance and high call quality; Solid DeX capability with no extra hardware required

Launches with Android Oreo

If there's one thing Samsung excels at, it's stunning smartphone screens. The same Super AMOLED panel with quad-HD resolution that you find in the Note 8 and Galaxy S9 is what you get with the Note 9, but then again, it's pretty hard to improve upon perfection.

Gorgeous 6.4-inch display; S Pen gets new powers via Bluetooth; AI camera improves photos; Lots of onboard storage; DeX mode works without dock

Expensive; Bixby still needs work; Water cooling doesn't impress

boasts a slightly-bigger 6.4in screen, a Bluetooth-enabled S-Pen, a beefier battery and, if you're willing to cough up for a 512GB microSD card, up to 1TB of storage. However, on the face of it, Samsung's new flagship - with its curvy AMOLED screen and Gorilla Glass-clad chassis - looks near...

It's that time of the year, and Samsung unveiled the next iteration of its famed phablet with the Galaxy Note 9. While it may look the same as last year's Galaxy Note 8, the major changes on the Galaxy Note 9 include a Bluetooth-powered S Pen and a big 4000mAh battery.

Hello, my name is Tegan and I am not a fan of Stylus'. Not on tablets. Nor laptops. And especially not on phones. I have often questioned the point of them. After all, I have a perfectly good pointer finger to do the job. I haven't even opened the one that came with my Dell XPS 13.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was officially unveiled in New York on Thursday. The newest member of the Galaxy Note series packs a massive 4,000mAh battery and the series' biggest display yet. The Galaxy Note 9 launch comes at a time when Samsung desperately needs a hit.

There are no secrets in consumer electronics anymore. Sometimes it’s the fault of flubs and flaws and leakers. Sometimes it’s by design. In the case of the Galaxy Note 9 , it’s a little bit of both.

It's finally here. The Galaxy Note 8's successor and Samsung's most powerful smartphone to date, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 . It sports a familiar look but with beefed up specs and enhanced features. But does it have enough to convince Note 8 and S9/S9+ users to upgrade Find out in our review.

* Large; high-resolution display; * S Pen with Bluetooth remote features; * Large RAM and storage; * Good camera; * Great performance with good heat management; * Samsung DeX; * IP68 certified; * Big battery