Hell I just got a refurbished one in 2024 to backup my S22 which is showing signs of potential issues. Note 9 is still very much a stout device and beautiful too. I imported the Metallic copper one because I thought it was unique. It also has some things on it I find quite useful that newer devices no longer have. Got mine for $218
I bought my Note9 (ocean blue) a couple months ago and I LOVE it. It is absolutely the best piece of technology I have ever owned. I cannot fathom why anyone would want to spend a grand or more for a newer phone with those obnoxious camera cutouts or notches when you can have the fabulous Note9 unlocked and factory renewed for under 200. From the gorgeous display to the SD card support, headphone jack and Bluetooth SPen and fantastic battery, this phone is in my opinion simply cannot be beaten. Thanks for letting us know about the screen burn issue being pretty solved with the 9. My Note8 has very bad burn-in. I can see the red icon bar at the top that looks like a GPS app from the previous owner.
This is still a great phone. Sad when hardware outlived the software. Some of my students are still using the iPhone 6,7,and 8. Not everyone can afford payments to a carrier for a new phone. BackMarket is selling ng out of these older phones because they are still affordable and viable refurbished.
I wanted this bad in 2018 but chose the 8 to save money. I don’t regret it, but since this phone is my dream still, I think it’s gonna be nice, even though I’m using an promotion iPhone
Thanks for the review. People these days are too spoiled, or maybe I should be blunt and just say stupid. Stupid because they've been programmed to run out and get the latest phone as soon as it comes out even though their phones are still good and new and even though the newer phones really have nothing good to offer over their predecessors. I just bought a Note 9 and the only reason why I bought one was because my Note 4 started having screen problems, otherwise I wouldn't have upgraded. To me, a phone is just a phone and nothing else. Yeah it's nice to have a phone with a nice camera as someone who likes to take photos but I wouldn't buy a whole new phone just to get the latest cameras and most certainly wouldn't buy one every year like many of today's spoiled generation do. Looking at the Note 9, I think it's a pretty damn good modern phone that will serve me for the next 5 years. I don't care about banks or anything else requiring that I have the latest Android. I never use my phone to do any finances anyway. I will never use a phone to pay for anything either. This is only going to let them force CBDCs on us. So yeah, the N9 is more than I could ask for. Sorry, phone manufacturers. You ain't getting a dime from me. Maybe when you make a phone that can cook and wash clothes.....Or maybe when they make phones with DSLR quality cameras but even then I will only buy one once it's a few years old at least.
Lol this is also my second note (my first note was also the note 4 edge), and its still going strong after almost 6 years of pretty heavy use. Only the battery need changing and the screen have the greem tint issues
@@GembulGaming31 I still have both of my Note 4s even though they're both not working but the first one is still like brand new. I'm going to use its screen for the other Note 4 with the broken screen even though I know it too probably has a dying motherboard but I'll keep it for as long as it has life in it. Lucky u yours is still working. I don't know why mine stopped even though I took really good care of it and hardly used it much. Meanwhile, I'll be using my Note 9 for as long as it continues to work.
I am still using my Note 9 and it still good! Expandable storage + Headphone jack. For camera use, I have been using the sirui camera lens for a few years now and they do a excellent job with camera lens for smartphones. I have a 18mm lens which I use for my wide angle shots and I use their 60mm lens for close ups. It's a pretty good alternative, you don't have to upgrade you phone if you are concerned about the camera. Not to mention the picture quality is better then the newer phones anyway.
My note 9 is my daily driver at it holds up really good, love the curved display on my opinion with the s pen being so useful for jotting notes and for math as a student😮
Samsung readded write on calender which was an exclusive feature of the Note 10 series with Android 10 after axing it on the Note 5 to appease tech bloggers who moaned about Touchwiz being bloated and laggy. So it was gone for 5 or 6 years.
Have my note 9 since 2018, I have a little screen burn in at the bottom where Home Recent and Back buttons are, but it is only noticeable if I turn off that screen buttons, the battery still holds great, just looked my last week Screen on time: 7 h 21 m (when not plugged in), so average is about 6 hours. Still a very great phone 5-6 years later!
People don't recommend Note9s because they do not want this legendary phone to go up in price ;) Anyway, typing on a severely burned in Note9 I got months ago, and it holds up too well, compared to my S21
bought a black n9600 recently, and shockingly it’s on 8.1.0 (didn’t update it), and it’s still good today. sure the rear camera is a bit fried, it might be a bit cracked, battery might be a bit weak, but the headphone jack, sd card, and even the iris scanner makes it all worth it. i use it alongside with my s23 ultra, makes a great media phone as i can use my kbears with it, replacing an s10 5g
I'm still using mine. Got one from Samsung direct as a recertified new for under $400 a few years back. It's black with 128gb, 6gig ram. I really wanted a blue one with yellow pen or a 512 gb one but the price premium was too stupid to pay for at the time. Lately the battery started running out of a full charge in under three hours so I was going to pay the 100 bucks to get the battery replaced even though the battery health was labeled as good. But then I did some research and went into settings and put every app and process I could into "sleep" and "deep sleep" states and now my battery is back to normal. I guess too many malicious apps that overstepped their authority were running services in the background even if I hadn't opened them for months. This is where google needs to stop being a little bitch and start forcing Operating System control over apps and app developers. It's rather ridiculous what app developers are able to get away with from what I've seen over the years. The user/admin should always be able to use the OS as a tool to command the other bits of software, not the other way around. edit: can't type worth a damn.
STILL my work phone to this day. 128GB/Blue. Though it's days are likely numbered. Just ordered a OP12. There's no replacing the SPen & DEX, but it's tough to beat the OP12 deal. I highly wish the Note9 was still getting security updates atleast. It would still be a good phone for another couple years. One of Samsungs best IMO. Note9, Note10+ were fantastic.
I've got some screen burn in on my Ocean Blue 512GB Note 9 w/8GB of RAM which is my daily driver and it's a Verizon Note 9, was on Android 8.1 but I updated cause I don't custom rom my phone and most custom roms don't have VoLTE which is a must for my network now and the camera buzzing issue which was a common issue on these Note phones, but android 9 September 2019 update fixed that issue, and just seemed a bit outdated for me to use plus I have a Samsung Active2 Smartwatch I use daily as well
Send this whole video to SAMSUNG! Yeah Samsung, this one. Could have made some updates. Some. It would be fair to fully support this one until Samsung gets the headphone jack and microSD card slot back on a phone like the S23 Ultra. These two are necessary, not optional. I mean yeah Note 9 has an 8gb RAM 512gb model. As you say, the hardware is still good.
I'm curious about just swapping the motherboard for a 512gb version. Unsure if that would work or not. It's a far cheaper option if so. Might be worth a video, i know I'd watch it. N94L
@@IntellitechMobile Right. Obviously you'd likely need the proper territory board. And by proxy the correct SD or Exynos chip on that board. I may give it a shot if I can find one reasonably.
im a huge Note fan. im using an S10 Plus now but i still have my Note 10 Plus with the Motherboard fully functional but the rest broken. rellay want to switch to a Note agian but its too expensive to replace the display and i aslo need a secondary phone with a 16:9 display IR blaster and be downgradeble to Android 5.1.1 but not be a 2014 or earlier device. im looking for a Note 9 to replace my S10+ but its 900 RON
The only samsung phone that would fit most of your criteria would be a Note4. Or if you're okay with Android 6.0.1 or 7.0 you could pickup an LG V20 or G5, otherwise a G4 or V10 might be okay options
I just have a problem with a screen, like when it heats up a bit, the screen just gets with yellowish and with horizontal lines... How about you? And how's the battery life of yours?
just bought lg v20 a 2016 phone since i want a cheap throwaway phone with ir blaster for vacation. after updating to android 8 it ran 99% of apps i usually use on a daily basis from streaming,shopping,social,banking,transportation and google apps. the only app its doesnt run on its current version is amazon shopping,instagram and nova launcher. i was able to download amazon and instagram apk for android 8 so it works now. nova launcher also worked but the it doesbt synced with nova prime since it is old. so note 9 probably is still good to use til 2030 granted you change the battery
Common issue the s pen stuck 😅 let me explain I brought two note 9s one had stuck s pen believe no matter what I done it’s not coming out unless open up the whole phone yh no point damaging it unless you are a professional The other note is buttery smooth in and out fast n slow the s pen slides no problem Yh in short sum batches bad sum awesome Still beautiful phones note 20 ultra simply beautiful 🥺take that boring iPhones 👏☺️😄
bought this factory note 9 in purple forgot the case name but it's minimal purple with clear back like I have for my phone different color about 3 years for my mom. cannot pry it out of her hands no matter what! battery life is at 64% health . only thing she complains about is constantly needing to charge it lol. worse part about a completely good phone once the battery goes bring out the battery banks because it's hard to get close to the oem spec on third party batteries. no old oem re wraps been there done that. I offered a s22 ultra I rebuild nope while clinging on to her note 9 and charging cord lol the battery life is what is the bummer as I type this on my old lg v40 with charging cord connected.:) as I still see the battery just slowly drain away.
can i move app/game data to sd card? i had to move all moveable data of my note20u cause 128gb isnt enought for me i dont even havw a lot of apps and i find myself filling the internal storage. i had to delete apps that i dont use that much🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤦🤦🤦
I'm looking into getting a note 9 but wanted to ask first: How does the exynos version hold up on the stock os? Do you notice any sizeable difference in performance compared to the snapdragon version?
Hell I just got a refurbished one in 2024 to backup my S22 which is showing signs of potential issues. Note 9 is still very much a stout device and beautiful too. I imported the Metallic copper one because I thought it was unique.
It also has some things on it I find quite useful that newer devices no longer have.
Got mine for $218
I bought my Note9 (ocean blue) a couple months ago and I LOVE it. It is absolutely the best piece of technology I have ever owned. I cannot fathom why anyone would want to spend a grand or more for a newer phone with those obnoxious camera cutouts or notches when you can have the fabulous Note9 unlocked and factory renewed for under 200. From the gorgeous display to the SD card support, headphone jack and Bluetooth SPen and fantastic battery, this phone is in my opinion simply cannot be beaten. Thanks for letting us know about the screen burn issue being pretty solved with the 9. My Note8 has very bad burn-in. I can see the red icon bar at the top that looks like a GPS app from the previous owner.
EXACTLY!
This is still a great phone. Sad when hardware outlived the software. Some of my students are still using the iPhone 6,7,and 8. Not everyone can afford payments to a carrier for a new phone. BackMarket is selling ng out of these older phones because they are still affordable and viable refurbished.
I wanted this bad in 2018 but chose the 8 to save money. I don’t regret it, but since this phone is my dream still, I think it’s gonna be nice, even though I’m using an promotion iPhone
Thanks for the review. People these days are too spoiled, or maybe I should be blunt and just say stupid. Stupid because they've been programmed to run out and get the latest phone as soon as it comes out even though their phones are still good and new and even though the newer phones really have nothing good to offer over their predecessors. I just bought a Note 9 and the only reason why I bought one was because my Note 4 started having screen problems, otherwise I wouldn't have upgraded. To me, a phone is just a phone and nothing else. Yeah it's nice to have a phone with a nice camera as someone who likes to take photos but I wouldn't buy a whole new phone just to get the latest cameras and most certainly wouldn't buy one every year like many of today's spoiled generation do. Looking at the Note 9, I think it's a pretty damn good modern phone that will serve me for the next 5 years. I don't care about banks or anything else requiring that I have the latest Android. I never use my phone to do any finances anyway. I will never use a phone to pay for anything either. This is only going to let them force CBDCs on us. So yeah, the N9 is more than I could ask for. Sorry, phone manufacturers. You ain't getting a dime from me. Maybe when you make a phone that can cook and wash clothes.....Or maybe when they make phones with DSLR quality cameras but even then I will only buy one once it's a few years old at least.
Lol this is also my second note (my first note was also the note 4 edge), and its still going strong after almost 6 years of pretty heavy use. Only the battery need changing and the screen have the greem tint issues
@@GembulGaming31 I still have both of my Note 4s even though they're both not working but the first one is still like brand new. I'm going to use its screen for the other Note 4 with the broken screen even though I know it too probably has a dying motherboard but I'll keep it for as long as it has life in it. Lucky u yours is still working. I don't know why mine stopped even though I took really good care of it and hardly used it much. Meanwhile, I'll be using my Note 9 for as long as it continues to work.
Boomer
@@Samuel-y1b9hgang the newest phones aren’t for you, they are for people who need the latest and greatest
I am still using my Note 9 and it still good! Expandable storage + Headphone jack.
For camera use, I have been using the sirui camera lens for a few years now and they do a excellent job with camera lens for smartphones. I have a 18mm lens which I use for my wide angle shots and I use their 60mm lens for close ups. It's a pretty good alternative, you don't have to upgrade you phone if you are concerned about the camera. Not to mention the picture quality is better then the newer phones anyway.
The fact that you slam the phones down so hard, Im surprised that theirs not MORE cracks in the screens.
My note 9 is my daily driver at it holds up really good, love the curved display on my opinion with the s pen being so useful for jotting notes and for math as a student😮
Samsung readded write on calender which was an exclusive feature of the Note 10 series with Android 10 after axing it on the Note 5 to appease tech bloggers who moaned about Touchwiz being bloated and laggy. So it was gone for 5 or 6 years.
Have my note 9 since 2018, I have a little screen burn in at the bottom where Home Recent and Back buttons are, but it is only noticeable if I turn off that screen buttons, the battery still holds great, just looked my last week Screen on time: 7 h 21 m (when not plugged in), so average is about 6 hours. Still a very great phone 5-6 years later!
People don't recommend Note9s because they do not want this legendary phone to go up in price ;)
Anyway, typing on a severely burned in Note9 I got months ago, and it holds up too well, compared to my S21
bought a black n9600 recently, and shockingly it’s on 8.1.0 (didn’t update it), and it’s still good today. sure the rear camera is a bit fried, it might be a bit cracked, battery might be a bit weak, but the headphone jack, sd card, and even the iris scanner makes it all worth it. i use it alongside with my s23 ultra, makes a great media phone as i can use my kbears with it, replacing an s10 5g
I'm still using mine. Got one from Samsung direct as a recertified new for under $400 a few years back. It's black with 128gb, 6gig ram. I really wanted a blue one with yellow pen or a 512 gb one but the price premium was too stupid to pay for at the time.
Lately the battery started running out of a full charge in under three hours so I was going to pay the 100 bucks to get the battery replaced even though the battery health was labeled as good. But then I did some research and went into settings and put every app and process I could into "sleep" and "deep sleep" states and now my battery is back to normal. I guess too many malicious apps that overstepped their authority were running services in the background even if I hadn't opened them for months. This is where google needs to stop being a little bitch and start forcing Operating System control over apps and app developers. It's rather ridiculous what app developers are able to get away with from what I've seen over the years. The user/admin should always be able to use the OS as a tool to command the other bits of software, not the other way around.
edit: can't type worth a damn.
STILL my work phone to this day. 128GB/Blue. Though it's days are likely numbered. Just ordered a OP12. There's no replacing the SPen & DEX, but it's tough to beat the OP12 deal. I highly wish the Note9 was still getting security updates atleast. It would still be a good phone for another couple years. One of Samsungs best IMO. Note9, Note10+ were fantastic.
I've got some screen burn in on my Ocean Blue 512GB Note 9 w/8GB of RAM which is my daily driver and it's a Verizon Note 9, was on Android 8.1 but I updated cause I don't custom rom my phone and most custom roms don't have VoLTE which is a must for my network now and the camera buzzing issue which was a common issue on these Note phones, but android 9 September 2019 update fixed that issue, and just seemed a bit outdated for me to use plus I have a Samsung Active2 Smartwatch I use daily as well
in romania, some 512gb Note 9 still sell as seccond hand for 1000+ RON's
I have the Note 9 Exynos and my screen has turned into yellowish tone. Other than that, I still use it as my secondary phone.
google apps,maps,streaming,email apps,social,and banking apps still run on note9
Yeah it can get uncomfortable to hold after a while with a bulky case.
There's also the note 10 lite
Send this whole video to SAMSUNG! Yeah Samsung, this one. Could have made some updates. Some. It would be fair to fully support this one until Samsung gets the headphone jack and microSD card slot back on a phone like the S23 Ultra. These two are necessary, not optional. I mean yeah Note 9 has an 8gb RAM 512gb model. As you say, the hardware is still good.
I'm curious about just swapping the motherboard for a 512gb version. Unsure if that would work or not. It's a far cheaper option if so. Might be worth a video, i know I'd watch it. N94L
It may depending on version, as some versions have slightly different motherboards
@@IntellitechMobile Right. Obviously you'd likely need the proper territory board. And by proxy the correct SD or Exynos chip on that board. I may give it a shot if I can find one reasonably.
Blue coral was available on the S7 edge
ME REGALAS UNO?
A TI TE SOBRAN DOS AMIGO!
SOY DE BAJOS RECURSOS Y ES MI SUEÑO PODER TENER UN GALAXY N9!🥺
My Note 8 has no screen burn.
I used have Note 9 but sadly is bricked I destroy
note 9 has android 12?
No, 10
@@IntellitechMobile is there random restarts?
No
@@JaelLo-uu3zm i have a note 8 exynos and it doesn't have random restarts either. I heard the s22 and s21 exynos have random restarts
oh good to know
Samsung can easily save the environment by continuing their support for older smartphones.
I agree. But they're still a business that has to make profits at the end of the day.
it is important to note that u can install custom roms in the exynoss variant, there is even one ui 5.1 for the note 9
if you live in usa exynos/int'l version doesnt support all 4g bands which makes 4g slow and spotty in most areas that should be decent.
there’s a 6.1.1 port now
I'm gonna buy one today
im a huge Note fan. im using an S10 Plus now but i still have my Note 10 Plus with the Motherboard fully functional but the rest broken. rellay want to switch to a Note agian but its too expensive to replace the display and i aslo need a secondary phone with a 16:9 display IR blaster and be downgradeble to Android 5.1.1 but not be a 2014 or earlier device. im looking for a Note 9 to replace my S10+ but its 900 RON
aslo i forgot to add that i dont want an edge phone as my secondary phone
The only samsung phone that would fit most of your criteria would be a Note4. Or if you're okay with Android 6.0.1 or 7.0 you could pickup an LG V20 or G5, otherwise a G4 or V10 might be okay options
yes but i need Touchwiz Nature UX for the lock screen effects and i had a Note 4 a couple of years ago. i dont want the same phone agian.
Still using 8.1 Oreo on my Note 9 N960U Verizon 128 GB Ocean Blue.
Excellent update!
Aren't you sick and tired of that white one yet? I'm losing my MIND trying to find one now. 😂
wow i felt like i wanted to buy note 9 for collection and fun. should i buy if i still got note10plus,note20u and s23u
Yes
you should treat things more nicely
Lol
I still have a Samsung S3 somewhere
I just have a problem with a screen, like when it heats up a bit, the screen just gets with yellowish and with horizontal lines... How about you? And how's the battery life of yours?
Solid, I didn't have any of those issues
oh nice, thanks for replying! @@IntellitechMobile
just bought lg v20 a 2016 phone since i want a cheap throwaway phone with ir blaster for vacation. after updating to android 8 it ran 99% of apps i usually use on a daily basis from streaming,shopping,social,banking,transportation and google apps. the only app its doesnt run on its current version is amazon shopping,instagram and nova launcher. i was able to download amazon and instagram apk for android 8 so it works now. nova launcher also worked but the it doesbt synced with nova prime since it is old. so note 9 probably is still good to use til 2030 granted you change the battery
Got it because I wanted to try Samsung Experience Nougat
it is ok until now 2024 samsung galaxy note9....pls🙏🙏 ans my question😊
I can't be the only one thinking this...WHY are you hitting these phones onto the table like that?
Common issue the s pen stuck 😅 let me explain I brought two note 9s one had stuck s pen believe no matter what I done it’s not coming out unless open up the whole phone yh no point damaging it unless you are a professional
The other note is buttery smooth in and out fast n slow the s pen slides no problem
Yh in short sum batches bad sum awesome
Still beautiful phones note 20 ultra simply beautiful 🥺take that boring iPhones 👏☺️😄
only problem is battery
Watching it on my note 9
The Note 8 was my last phone. The phones after that don’t really count, their just fillers
bought this factory note 9 in purple forgot the case name but it's minimal purple with clear back like I have for my phone different color about 3 years for my mom. cannot pry it out of her hands no matter what! battery life is at 64% health . only thing she complains about is constantly needing to charge it lol. worse part about a completely good phone once the battery goes bring out the battery banks because it's hard to get close to the oem spec on third party batteries. no old oem re wraps been there done that. I offered a s22 ultra I rebuild nope while clinging on to her note 9 and charging cord lol the battery life is what is the bummer as I type this on my old lg v40 with charging cord connected.:) as I still see the battery just slowly drain away.
Best phone out there
can i move app/game data to sd card? i had to move all moveable data of my note20u cause 128gb isnt enought for me i dont even havw a lot of apps and i find myself filling the internal storage. i had to delete apps that i dont use that much🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤦🤦🤦
I don't believe so
Slam...
hey, please make more note 9 videos because I love it
why do you smack your phone on the table
I'm looking into getting a note 9 but wanted to ask first: How does the exynos version hold up on the stock os? Do you notice any sizeable difference in performance compared to the snapdragon version?
I didnt notice any difference, but I also haven't fully moved into the exynos so further testing I may do
You got 2 youtube channels?
I want to see the note 5 review please 🥺
Can't wait for your review of Kitkat