Get the Note 8 or wait for the Note 9?

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I have the Note 4 right now and it's working well enough that I'm debating whether I should wait for the Note 9 or just get the Note 8 and sell it when the 9 comes out. What should I do?
 

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I have the Note 4 right now and it's working well enough that I'm debating whether I should wait for the Note 9 or just get the Note 8 and sell it when the 9 comes out. What should I do?
You must not use it for much. I had the Note 5 for three years - sluggish at times, etc - and this Note 8 is light years beyond that!
 

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I came from note 4 and as much as I loved it, the 8 is just a completely different level of beast, I had planned to keep the 4 as a spare but sold it 2 weeks later as I wasn't even looking in it's direction after first day with the 8
 

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I have the Note 4 right now and it's working well enough that I'm debating whether I should wait for the Note 9 or just get the Note 8 and sell it when the 9 comes out. What should I do?
Really depends on your situation. Note 8 is a very, very good device. It isn't plagued with the issues from the Note 7 days. Note 9- not even out yet. If you're in no hurry, may as well wait. Or if cost is of any concern, wait a little while and when the Note 9 comes out the Note 8 will be discounted and too save some cash.
 

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If you get the N8 it'll be a huge upgrade over the N4 then when you go for the N9 from the N8 it probably won't feel that much greater to you. Just a thought. Maybe wait for the N9 just to make it that much more of an experience.
 

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Very little money would be wasted as I'd sell the 8 and use it towards the 9.

With that logic why NOT just get the 8 and if you don't like it sell it when the 9 comes out.

In my OWN opinion, if the next one is months away from release, I'd wait. If it's a year, then just get what's current.

The NEXT model is always (ok ok usually) gonna be the latest and greatest, but if we all waited for that we'd always be waiting.
 

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Note 8 has only been out for less than four months. If you can wait another 8 or so months for a Note 9, wait for that. Otherwise, get the Note 8. But get the blue one from Best Buy. ;)
 

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Get the Note 8. That's an eternity to wait, and phones have probably reached a saturation point where any improvements are incremental at best. If it was July I'd say wait. Note 8 will last you a long time with 6gb RAM, it's a BEAST!
 

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"I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me. He's just a poor boy from a poor family. Spare him his life from this monstrosity." What I'm getting at is that lack of funds is a small issue right now. I'm gonna try to wait. Not going to be easy though.
 

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Buy the S9+ when it ships in March-April to hold you over, it'll be great too, support native Oreo with Treble support.

It's slwsys a good time for a Note - well maybe July-Aug I'd be on the fence but I don't like to buy until a phone has been out two months and feedback from others.
 
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If money is the problem, then wait till you can afford the latest and greatest, even if it is the Note 15. But one suggestion is sell the Note 4 and at least buy the Note 5. It's a lot faster than the 4. I went from the Edge to the note 7, they recalled the 7 so I went back to the Edge, couldn't stand the the Edge anymore. So I got a good deal on the 5 ($125) and used it. If Samsung didn't offer me $450 off the price of the 8, I would still be on the 5