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A big smartphone with a big price tag. It won't suit everyone, but the improved Note 9 is one of Samsung's best.

Ubergizmo | Hubert Nguyen

If you like very large-display phones, and if you can afford it, nothing can beat the Galaxy Note 9 on its turf. Nothing can replace a Galaxy Note 9.

Alphr | Alan Martin

As per usual, Samsung's flagship is top drawer, but it struggles to justify its huge price tag. For those who want the best of the best, it's right here – but your wallet is sure going to feel it.

T3 | Robert Jones

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the most functional, feature-packed, and premium Android smartphone in the world.

TechAeris | Alex Hernandez

The Samsung Galaxy Note9, in my opinion, is still the king of the big-screen smartphones. It started the trend and it continues to be the best large screen phone out there.

Engadget | Cherlynn Low

You'll have a hard time finding a phone that does more, and though I'm reluctant to recommend any device that costs this much, I have a feeling power users will want to get their hands on this thing. The Note 9 has a few minor quirks, but overall it feels like more than the sum of its parts.

The Indian Express | Nandagopal Rajan

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is clearly one of the best Android phones you can buy, but the S Pen is the one reason why you might end up buying it in the end.

Tech.co | Tom Fogden

... if you need a phone that can do everything from gaming to photography to Excel spreadsheets, the Note 9 is the only choice.

Australian PC World | Fergus Halliday

This is one of the best smartphones you can buy right now. But whether you should buy it is another question entirely...This is a device that offers the world. It's got one of the best displays you can get on a smartphone. It's got one of the best camera systems you can get on a smartphone. It's got one of the best processors you can find in a smartphone. But so does the Note 8.

New York Times | Brian X. Chen

The new device is aimed at power users who work, play, consume and create on their phone. For others, there are plenty of cheaper options.

Coolsmartphone | Ian Furlong

I absolutely loved my time with the Note 9. Yes, I know it's nearly double the price of my beloved OnePlus devices, but it's just a truly gorgeous screen to look at, with a fantastic feel in the hand.

The Inquirer | Carly Page

The Galaxy Note 9 may have more competition in the so-called phablet market, but in our opinion, it still remains king.

Gizmodo UK | Sam Rutherford

And while its price tag means this isn't a device for everyone, for the people who want to push the limits of what a phone can really do, the Note 9 is here to give them that opportunity.

Digital Spy | Stefan Vazharov

The Galaxy Note 9 is Samsung's most advanced smartphone to date, as well as the best big-screen smartphone available today.

Toronto Sun | Adam Swimmer

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is easily the best phone currently out right now but the price is expensive.

NotebookCheck | Florian Wimmer

With the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung delivers a great business phablet again – this time with a big battery.

NDTV Gadgets | Jamshed Avari

In a world full of nearly identical smartphones, the Galaxy Note 9 does stand out, and while it is expensive, you get what you pay for.

AndroidPit | Luca Zaninello

The Note 9 isn't the fastest smartphone. It doesn't have the best battery life in the world and the cameras can lag in some situations compared to the competition, but where will you find another device with all these high-level features?

Firstpost | Sheldon Pinto

Note 9 is the complete package from Samsung both Note fans and Android fans have been waiting for.

PC Mag | PC Mag Asia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is an attractive pen-enabled phablet with a fast processor, a terrific modem, and a huge battery.

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman

The Note9 is for people who need to get work done, or for people want to be creative, wherever they happen to be.

Android Central | Andrew Martonik

The Galaxy Note 9 represents the biggest and best that Samsung has ever made.

Android Headlines | Nick Sutrich

If you want the most powerful hardware, the most features, the most customization and the widest ability of any smartphone on the market with almost no compromise, you absolutely want the Galaxy Note 9.

Android Authority | David Imel

If you're a power user who wants a ton of storage, the best display on the market, and the S-Pen, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 might be for you.

Mashable | Raymong Wong

Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 is pricey, but it's the only flagship Android phone with every feature under the sun.

phoneArena | John Velasco

Note 9 packs a convincing performance to back its premium cost!

Mobile Syrup | Patrick O'Rourke

The Note 9 truly is one of the first Android devices I can confidently state is nearly perfect as long as you're fond of big phones.

Trusted Reviews | Max Parker

There isn't another phone on the market quite like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

TechRadar | Matt Swider

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the best smartphone that money can buy.

Pocket-lint | Britta O'Boyle

With a premium build, an absolutely excellent screen, a mature software experience, great cameras, all the power you could possibly need, excellent battery life and fabulous AKG-tuned speakers, there's little it gets wrong.

CNET UK | Jessica Dolcourt

The ultrapricey Note 9 is one of the year's best phones. But unless you're in dire need of an upgrade, the smart move is to wait for what the next iPhone, Pixel and even Galaxy S10 bring.

Mr Phone | Ershad Kaleebullah

All in all, the Note 9 is truly the Swiss Army Knife of phones. Like the Genie from Alladin, the Note 9 is here to grant all your smartphone-related wishes.

India Today | Sanket Vijayasarathy

... if design, big and bold, is something you don't mind much and you are not in a hurry to taste Android 9 Pie, the Note 9 is one the best phones you can buy in the market right now.

The Verge | Dan Seifert

For the Note 9 to make sense, you need to want more than just "more," you need to want the most. And having the most will cost you the most.

GadgetMatch | Isa Rodriguez

... the bottom line is that all you really need is a phone that can cover the basics and do it well. The Note 9 is a definite candidate in that department.

TechPP (Technology Personalized) | Akriti Rana

If you can ignore its occasionally slightly sluggish behavior over time and can forgive (or maybe even learn to love) the feature-heavy UI, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the phone for you. It does everything that you would expect a high-end flagship to do.

Gadget Speak | Paul Smart

Sound quality from the speakers is good and provided by Dolby....the 'S Pen' and apart from it being a stylus it can also act as a remote control via Bluetooth...The battery should smash through all day usage....The units camera was one of the first with 'AI' and it can recognise up to 20 different shooting scenarios to automatically give you the best shot.The OLED screen is both sharp and clear and the colours deep and easy to watch. My one slight moan is with Bixby it's not as full featured as Siri or Alexa.

IT PRO | Nathan Spendelow

Equipped with all the flagship bells and whistles you'd come to expect from a pricey, top-end handset, the Note 9 is undeniably top of its class.

TheEffect.Net | Derek Reilly

A really great phone, what bothers me is that we don't see too many of them around.

Expert Reviews | Nathan Spendelow

Equipped with all the flagship bells and whistles you'd come to expect from a pricey, top-end handset, the Note 9 is undeniably top of its class. But there's so little reason to upgrade from any one of 2017's best high-end models – especially with that price tag attached.

91mobiles | Prateek Pandey

Everything considered, the Galaxy Note9 is quite possibly the best Android flagship out right now and other Android manufacturers will really have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to sway buyers away from Samsung's offering.

The Economic Times | Ians

If you have been using a Note device, this is a real upgrade. If you are on other premium-segment smartphones, Note 9 is definitely worth trying.

PCWorld | Michael Simon

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.

Wired | Lauren Goode

Samsung markets the Note as something beyond a smartphone; something more akin to a superphone. It comes close to being that, but the Note 9 also lacks the whiz-bang of what a next-generation smartphone should really have (including 5G support and 3D front-facing cameras).

AVForums | David Phelan

It looks great, and works tremendously, offering fast, reliable performance whatever you throw at it, handling video playback, demanding games and power-hungry apps with ease.

Digital Trends | Julian Chokkattu

The Galaxy Note 9 is the best big phone you can buy. It's hardly worth upgrading to, however, if you have a Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S9, or Galaxy S9 Plus.

Tom's Guide | Caitlin McGarry & Mark Spoonauer

Get the Note 9 if you want a big-screen phone with a pen and strong cameras.

SlashGear | Chris Davies

The Note 9 is a supercar smartphone. Like all supercars, you pay handsomely for the privilege of driving a flagship.

The Telegraph | Matthew Field

There is everything here that Samsung fans will love. It certainly may not be enough to win over Apple fans.

The Guardian | Samuel Gibbs

If you need your phone to be able to do just about anything, the Note 9 is it.

Stuff | Andrew Williams

A near-perfect phone for true phone enthusiasts. If only the giant battery lasted a little longer