Samsung Galaxy Note9 goes official, the 512GB variant is priced at PHP 75,990

The Galaxy Note9 is the upgrade of the Note 8 last year. It now has an improved design, bigger display, faster processor, larger RAM/ROM options, much bigger battery capacity, better AI-assisted dual cameras with variable aperture, improved selfie camera, and more features.

Improved design, powerful performance, big battery

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In particular, the Galaxy Note9 has a stunning metal and glass build which uses a diamond cut method to make it sleeker and more premium than the Note 8.

Massive 6.4-inch WQHD+ AMOLED screen

It now has a bigger 6.4-inch Super AMOLED panel with WQHD+ resolution at 514 ppi. It is still arguably the best screen with popping colors and deep blacks and contrast in the market.

Inside, powering this handset is the same 64-bit Exynos 9810 octa-core processor found on the beastly Galaxy S9. It is built under the 10 nm FinFET process.

As a result, this chipset is power efficient and very fast. It also has the Mali-G72 MP18 graphics which can handle most of the heavy games with ease.

Samsung also improved the max RAM and ROM size of this device. It now has up to 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The best part? You can even expand the ROM up to 1TB with the use of a microSD card.

On the camera part, it still goes with the same 12MP (f/1.5/f/2.4) + 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens w/ Dual Pixel and Dual OIS found on the Galaxy S9+. But, it now has an intelligent camera that can detect up to 20 different scenes to automatically improve its picture quality.

For selfies, it is one of the best out there. It has an 8MP f/1.7 shooter with AF and screen flash. It also has AR Emoji that can make an emoji out of yourself.

The highlight of this device is improved Intelligent S Pen. It now has Bluetooth which you can use to control PowerPoint presentations. It also has the usual gestures and functions found on the S Pen before.

It also has a stereo speaker setup tuned by AKG. It also has Dolby Atmos support.

For security, this phone has both the fingerprint scanner and face unlock tech. The fingerprint scanner is now found on an easier to reach location.

Samsung uses facial recognition and iris scanner combined for fast and accurate face unlock.

Samsung also improved the DeX. It is now built-in which doesn't need the dock anymore. All you need to use is the USB Type-C to HDMI cable for the PC mode.

Samsung Galaxy Note9 Specs

Display: 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass protected Curved Infinity Display  w/ WQHD+ 2960 x 1440 resolution at 514 ppi
CPU: 2.8GHz 64-bit Exynos 9810 octa-core processor
GPU: Mali-G72 MP18
RAM: 6GB/8GB
ROM: 128GB/512GB expandable via microSD card up to 1TB
Back Camera: 12MP (f/1.5/f/2.4) + 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens w/ Dual Pixel, Dual OIS, multi-frame, and dual tone LED flash
Selfie Camera: 8MP f/1.7 w/ AF, wide-angle lens, and screen flash
Battery: 4,000mAh w/ Adaptive fast charging and fast wireless charging
OS: Android 8.1 Oreo w/ Samsung Experience 9.5
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), 3G, HSPA+, LTE Cat 18, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (hybrid)
Sensors: Pressure, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, hall, HR, proximity, light
Others: Intelligent S Pen w/ Bluetooth, Fingerprint sensor, IP68 water and dust resistance, USB Type-C, UHQ 32-bit/DSD audio support, AKG stereo speakers, Colors: midnight black, ocean blue, metallic copper
Dimensions: 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
Weight: 201 g
Price: PHP 55,990 (128GB variant), PHP 75,990 (512GB model)

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 wil be available to pre-order in the Philippines from August 11 to 19, 2018. The 6GB RAM/128GB ROM variant is priced at PHP 55,990. The much impressive 8GB RAM/512GB ROM edition is priced at PHP 75,990.

Those will pre-order will get up to PHP 17,800 worth of FREEBIES.

The 512GB variant will get a FREE 32-inch Smart TV with 2 year warranty.

The 128GB edition will come with either Gear Fit2 Pro or Gear IconX or Galaxy Tab A 7.

It will also come with a Nanofixit screen protection and 1 year screen cracking insurance.

As expected, it will come with exclusive benefites from Samsung Members. For example, every Monday you can get PHP 100 off at Grab.

What do you think guys?