News & Reviews:   Samsung Galaxy Note 9 features

It's only day 4 of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pre-order launch and guess what? Samsung Malaysia has announced that the phablet has been sold out. Sure, but it's just only the Midnight Black 512GB model right? That's not true - the Metallic Copper and Ocean Blue are also sold out. Oh man...

Today Maxis has announced the Maxis Zerolution360 device lease and protection plan which includes a total device protection from accidents such as screen damage and even phone theft. Not only that, the plan also offers yearly phone upgrade where the user can upgrade to the latest smartphone every year for a small fee. On top of that, if the customer was to use that same phone for more than 24 months, the upgrade fee to upgrade the device will be completly free.

Initially, rumours mentioned that Fortnite Mobile was so late to the party because it would be exclusively for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, but now the beta is out and owners of Samsung Galaxy flagships including the S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+, S9, S9+, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3 and Tab S4 can install it. It is still semi-exclusive in that you can only download the installer app from the Samsung Galaxy Apps for now, but Note 9 users will also get 15000 V-Bucks, a special Galaxy skin and access to more in-game content.

(Updated) With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in New York City on 9 August 2018, the device is available for pre-order in Malaysia starting on 10 August 2018 for the price of RM3699 for the 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage and RM4599 for the 8GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. The pre-order will end on 19th August 2018 and all the colours except for the Lavender Purple model will come. 

Catch the livestream unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 live from New York City on Samsung’s Official Website or their Facebook Page starting from 11:00PM onwards on 9 August 2018. Based on what we know as far, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be shipping with a Bluetooth enabled S-Pen which can be used as a camera shutter, larger battery capacity of 4000mAh and it is capable of storing up to 1 terabyte of data with the expandable storage capability.

As the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is due in just a day, we’re asking the biggest question on the minds of most Malaysians, How much could the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 cost in Malaysia? Serial leakster @rquandt has revealed the UK price of the 512GB storage version at 1099 GBP (~RM5764) while the 128GB version could cost 899 GBP (~RM4715), so our estimate would be around RM3699 to RM3799 for the 128GB version and RM4599 to RM4699 for the 512GB version. Check out our math below.

Based on a leak courtesy of techtastic.nl, Samsung is looking to package either an AKG Y50 BT Wireless noise-cancelling headphones worth 299USD(~RM1219) along with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in a single retail box, 15000 Fortnite V-Bucks or both for only an additional 99USD(~RM403).

(Updated) Today, Samsung Electronics has started the month of August with a bang by revealing the Galaxy Note 9. Coming soon in Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Metallic Copper and Lavender Purple, the phablet will come in two variants which are 6GB + 128GB and a massive 8GB + 512GB model (+ an expandable memory up to 512GB). Malaysia will be part of the first wave to receive it. 

Based on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 retail boxed leaked courtesy of @dryab on Twitter. It seems that most of the specs previously reported seems to match up such as the 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Display QHD+ Resolution, Dual 12MP+12MP rear camera, 8MP front facing selfie camera, 128GB internal storage, 6GB of RAM, and a large (finally!) 4000mAh non-removable battery.

Only a week before the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 release, Samsung has leaked ht intro video of the device. Based on the video courtesy of RealTechShow on Youtube, the intro showcases the design of the device, the S-Pen, all day battery, and up to 1 terabyte of expandable storage on it.