How "future proofed" do you think the Note 9 is?

DanielLoreti · Oct 2, 2018

felloffthetruck said:
I want out and it's only been 1 month.

Why?

Mike Dee · Oct 2, 2018

EuroDriver said:
Truth be told, iPhones seem to stay relevant for an impressive period of time. Sadly, Android phones don't. That said, Samsung did put some umph into the Note 9. It should be able to maintain its own for a while but the consumer needs to judge what it needs vs what it wants. My issue with Androids is that it seems after a couple years, the devices religiously become notably slower and battery life tanks

Battery life tanks on iPhone as well though. Other than that they are work horses. I feel some Androids are getting there but as we all know the updates do not go as long.

Blues Fan · Oct 2, 2018

EuroDriver said:
Truth be told, iPhones seem to stay relevant for an impressive period of time. Sadly, Android phones don't. That said, Samsung did put some umph into the Note 9. It should be able to maintain its own for a while but the consumer needs to judge what it needs vs what it wants. My issue with Androids is that it seems after a couple years, the devices religiously become notably slower and battery life tanks

I can't stay with the same device for over an year. I'd get bored with it. How do people with iphones not get bored using it for years?

note1note9 · Oct 2, 2018

EuroDriver said:
Truth be told, iPhones seem to stay relevant for an impressive period of time. Sadly, Android phones don't. That said, Samsung did put some umph into the Note 9. It should be able to maintain its own for a while but the consumer needs to judge what it needs vs what it wants. My issue with Androids is that it seems after a couple years, the devices religiously become notably slower and battery life tanks

The in phone battery health monitor puts my iPhone'7 "real" battery maximum capacity at 84% so I dont see how that's good.

bryantj3303 · Oct 2, 2018

This is a question I have. I bought my first Samsung (S8) last year, and wondered what would happen at the end of the 3 year cycle with a perfectly working phone. Would it just no longer receive updates and would be more vulnerable to malware? Or become slow and glitchy? Then again, I normally only keep my phones 2-3 years so it may be a mood point, but something I am curious about.

RadeonHD · Oct 2, 2018

donm527 said:
Exactly. Future-proof depends on the manufacturer and how willing they are to support the device in the future.

IMO 5 years is asking too much. A solid 2 I think. With the 3rd year you're feeling the glitches and lag due to less than stellar support.

You want an example of future-proof. I have an iPhone 6 and also a 6s I still keep around. One in case I need a backup phone if my main phone fails. The other I'm actually still using as my running phone being smaller and thinner to run with.

The reason it's been future-proof? Because since the 4 years since release with iOS 8, it's gotten every major update including every incremental update in between, currently rocking iOS 12 and, after 4 years, the OS and apps still run pretty smoothly and can probably reach year 5 no problem. One battery still showing fresh and other paid $30 in Apple battery replacement program.

I have been surprised how well Samsung has been with updates on the Note 8 but YMMV... look at the complaints S9 owners had with updates in the beginning. Phones running great at 1 year mark with no lag and such so I believe will have a solid second year. Third year, we'll see. I think we're in unchartered territory already with the Note 8 being one of the first phones from Samsung to not get hit with the dreaded lag after a year.

This right here. It's a shame that the standard now is "2 years and that's it."

Samsung specifically. They heavily modify the OS, so they do have the power to squeeze extra performance out if they choose. At the end of the day, I know it's a business, but customer loyalty is really a thing. There will always be customers who will want to upgrade to the latest. Then you have the market who is more conscious. Loyal to the brand, but not needing to upgrade every 6 months.

My 6S is going strong on year 3, and will probably do so for the next 2 for a total of 5, I don't know why it's taboo to expect the same kind of longevity on the Note 9 given it's specs.

That's like the sole thing I like about Apple. You get a good return on your investment. Samsung is SLOWLY getting there, but obviously not there if so many people think this phone is going to be crap in 2 years or less. Lol

I guess I'll just enjoy it for what it is now and see what kind of performance we get on Pie.

I did a blind install of iOS 12 and had no idea it was an under the hood performance update. The 6S actually got faster compared to iOS 11 which completely debunks the phones get slower if you update.

Call me crazy, but I would like to see this kind of improvement with the Note 9. I could have went with the Max for guaranteed good lifetime performance, but I love what Samsung has done with Experience. I like living on both sides of the field, but you really see the shortcomings of either or when you have both as daily drivers.

Samsung features on Apple hardware would be a dream. Lol

Apple Note 10. Let's make this happen.

RadeonHD · Oct 2, 2018

bryantj3303 said:
This is a question I have. I bought my first Samsung (S8) last year, and wondered what would happen at the end of the 3 year cycle with a perfectly working phone. Would it just no longer receive updates and would be more vulnerable to malware? Or become slow and glitchy? Then again, I normally only keep my phones 2-3 years so it may be a mood point, but something I am curious about.

I came from the Note 4. It stopped at Marshmallow and continued to receive security updates. At one point I just rooted it since support stopped. It still works perfectly fine. It had an older version of Touchwiz so I was missing out on all the new features and glam. Samsung Experience just brought so much more.

After modifications it ran quicker than it did out of the box. I just got tired of finding the perfect mix of custom ROM and custom kernel.

The reason why I upgraded is because the home button is going bad. Responds only 90% of the time it seems. And the speaker doesn't work so I could only make calls on a headset. If it wasn't for that I would push for another year, but it kinda stopped working as a phone. Lol.

The software and performance is still fine. The hardware is conking out.

CKwik240 · Oct 2, 2018

I think that the only thing that may make this phone obsolete quickly would be the rollout of 5G. Barring data speed disadvantages though, this phone should be quite usable for some time.

Nakrohtap · Oct 2, 2018

CKwik240 said:
I think that the only thing that may make this phone obsolete quickly would be the rollout of 5G. Barring data speed disadvantages though, this phone should be quite usable for some time.

I don't think a phone getting 150 mb/s download will be obsolete once 300-500 mb/s speeds are out.
Look at the iPhone as an example.

Depending on your situation, most people probably use wifi more than their carrier for most of their data usage anyways.

Almeuit · Oct 2, 2018

recDNA said:
Point being 5G is the future. Maybe go cheap til then

Na -- with tech if you wait for the next big thing you will literally be waiting every single time.

recDNA · Oct 2, 2018