If/when I get a new phone, it will be a Galaxy Note 9.
However, I see some major differences.
1) No more home button. And fingerprint sensor is now on top of the phone.
It is a different way to interact with the phone without the home button. I could probably get used to it.
However, I really liked using the fingerprint sensor on the home button. It was easy.
Maybe the location on top is also easy. I guess I would get used to it.
2) Larger screen.
The Galaxy Note 4 is already barely pocket-able. Especially if I keep other things in that pocket too, which sometimes I have to do.
I don't really want a larger phone, but the Galaxy Note 9 seems to be about .33" larger (6.37" - 6.04").
I wish they could have just made the screen take up more of the phone, which is what they tried to do with the Infinity design, by removing the home button, without actually making the phone larger.
3) No more removable battery.
This seems major to be.
I've had to replace my Galaxy Note 4 battery every 10 - 14 months. At about that time, my phone tends to start shutting off at about 30% battery, which is why I've replaced the battery. But, with the removable battery, at least it's a simple thing to do.
Now, with the Note 9, it seems that a professional technician has to break the seal on the back, for a battery replacement.
I don't think I like this.
Yes, the phone is designed to be waterproof, and that's one of the reasons they don't have a removable battery. But I never take my phone near water anyways.
Someone might say that the battery is more reliable on a Note 9, and it should last a few years before it needs to be replaced. But based on my experience with the Note 4, I think I have to assume that I'd need to replace the battery about as often, until I experience otherwise. And because it always seems to be in that 10 - 14 month timespan, it wasn't just the first battery, but future ones too.
I do like how there's a larger mAh battery, with 4000. But not being able to replace the battery on my own, seems like a major issue.
Other things like a newer chipset with a better antenna are important.
What does everyone else think?
4) Nano SIM card in Note 9 instead of Micro SIM card.
This is annoying. If my Note 4 was unavailable (such as when I was getting the charging port fixed earlier this year), I could just take the Micro SIM card and put it in my backup Pantech Renue phone, and I could use that phone for calls and text messages.
Now, if I had a Note 9, and it was unavailable and I needed a backup phone, I'll have to contact AT&T to activate another phone and device.
It's not as easy as just moving the SIM card from one phone to the next, since the sizes are different.
I would still have had to contact AT&T if I wanted to use data on my Pantech Renue, but at least I could easily make calls and use text messages without contacting them.
It would have been nice if the Nano SIM card devices had some kind of adapter to also make them Micro SIM compatible. Yes, it's harder to make bigger things compatible, if coming from a Nano SIM.
However, I see some major differences.
1) No more home button. And fingerprint sensor is now on top of the phone.
It is a different way to interact with the phone without the home button. I could probably get used to it.
However, I really liked using the fingerprint sensor on the home button. It was easy.
Maybe the location on top is also easy. I guess I would get used to it.
2) Larger screen.
The Galaxy Note 4 is already barely pocket-able. Especially if I keep other things in that pocket too, which sometimes I have to do.
I don't really want a larger phone, but the Galaxy Note 9 seems to be about .33" larger (6.37" - 6.04").
I wish they could have just made the screen take up more of the phone, which is what they tried to do with the Infinity design, by removing the home button, without actually making the phone larger.
3) No more removable battery.
This seems major to be.
I've had to replace my Galaxy Note 4 battery every 10 - 14 months. At about that time, my phone tends to start shutting off at about 30% battery, which is why I've replaced the battery. But, with the removable battery, at least it's a simple thing to do.
Now, with the Note 9, it seems that a professional technician has to break the seal on the back, for a battery replacement.
I don't think I like this.
Yes, the phone is designed to be waterproof, and that's one of the reasons they don't have a removable battery. But I never take my phone near water anyways.
Someone might say that the battery is more reliable on a Note 9, and it should last a few years before it needs to be replaced. But based on my experience with the Note 4, I think I have to assume that I'd need to replace the battery about as often, until I experience otherwise. And because it always seems to be in that 10 - 14 month timespan, it wasn't just the first battery, but future ones too.
I do like how there's a larger mAh battery, with 4000. But not being able to replace the battery on my own, seems like a major issue.
Other things like a newer chipset with a better antenna are important.
What does everyone else think?
4) Nano SIM card in Note 9 instead of Micro SIM card.
This is annoying. If my Note 4 was unavailable (such as when I was getting the charging port fixed earlier this year), I could just take the Micro SIM card and put it in my backup Pantech Renue phone, and I could use that phone for calls and text messages.
Now, if I had a Note 9, and it was unavailable and I needed a backup phone, I'll have to contact AT&T to activate another phone and device.
It's not as easy as just moving the SIM card from one phone to the next, since the sizes are different.
I would still have had to contact AT&T if I wanted to use data on my Pantech Renue, but at least I could easily make calls and use text messages without contacting them.
It would have been nice if the Nano SIM card devices had some kind of adapter to also make them Micro SIM compatible. Yes, it's harder to make bigger things compatible, if coming from a Nano SIM.
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