The sum of the Galaxy Note 9's parts make it the killer phone you'll want this year.

Excellent display; Day-long battery life; Exceptional performance; Strong camera; Useful; fun S Pen features

No Android 9.0 Pie support; Expensive; Bixby still needs work

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

If you want pure power and performance, the Galaxy Note 9 is the best Android phone you can buy, but it's expensive and not very exciting.

Great screen; great specs; great camera; S Pen has some cool new tricks; Giant battery means it'll last through most days

It's expensive; It still runs Android Oreo and probably will for a while; Bixby isn't as good as Google Assistant and you can't turn off the button...

Value is subjective, and little illustrates that quite so well as the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Long the largest physically of the company's smartphones, now the Note family pushes Samsung into a new price bracket, too: like Apple's iPhone X, you're looking at a $1,000 membership fee if you want access...

The best smartphone screen around; Huge amounts of power; memory; and storage; S Pen keeps getting more functional; Cameras are reliable workhorses

$1,000+ price tag is eye-watering; Samsung's software can be frustrating; Bixby still underwhelms

The Samsung Note 9 with its Exynos 9810 processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB onboard storage feels like old wine in an old bottle, with just a new label

Impressive battery life; Great camera; Class-leading display

Not much of an upgrade from Note 8

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has a few incremental upgrades that may not be impressive for everyone. Sure, the new S Pen is neat and it has a bigger battery, but will it be enough for anyone to upgrade It performs fairly well aside from a few overheating issues.

Good Battery Life; Incredible Camera; Acceptable Performance; Cool S Pen Features; Superb Display; Massive Storage (Expandable to 1TB

Annoying Bixby Button; Depleting Battery Health; Expensive; Incremental Upgrades

Samsung is bringing the fight to Apple, and the Galaxy Note 9 is a top-tier phablet worthy of recognition

Long-lasting battery life; Excellent low-light camera performance; New S Pen improvements

Very expensive; Little on offer to warrant an upgrade

Samsung's phones, with the exception of the Note 7, have grown better pretty consistently.

Glamorous design; Outstanding camera; Wireless charging; Fast processor; Great battery life; Useful S Pen

Pricey; Too big for some hands; Not everyone needs a stylus

Samsung is bringing the fight to Apple, and the Galaxy Note 9 is a top-tier phablet worthy of recognition

Long-lasting battery life; Excellent low-light camera performance; New S Pen improvements

Very expensive; Little on offer to warrant an upgrade

A m always a note fan since Note1...I bought this 5 month after using my superb Note8....this is better nd more powerful then note8...superb screen....amazing camera....lots of storage option...super powerful processor....great build quality....awsome stereo sound....nd a intelligent S pen..