Note 9 Bluetooth range took a big hit?

So I recently moved up from a Note 8 to a Note 9. Great phone, but I noticed that the Bluetooth range seems to have taken a big hit. Specifically, if I cup my hands around the antennas (as you'd do when holding it sideways) and step a few feet away from a device that it is paired to, the audio will completely cut out. This never happened on the Note 8.

Is this normal or did the Note 9 just crap on the BT range for no good reason?

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