Get the Note 8 or wait for the Note 9?

[TechNut79]

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?

 

[KruseLudsMobile]

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!

 

[j_hansen]

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

 

[amyf27]

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.

 

[Note8uzer]

Wait for the Note 9. Why waste your money?

 

[TechNut79]

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!

I use it for lots of things. It's my only device.

 

[TechNut79]

Wait for the Note 9. Why waste your money?

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

 

[strikeIII]

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.

 

[terobaje]

If you can use your Note 4 for another 8 months then wait for Note 9. If not, get a Note 8.

 

[cwbcpa]

Wait for the Note 9. Why waste your money?

Not sure if serious... Sarcasm?

 

[pinkvikchick]

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.

 

[anon(5630457)]

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.

 

[Shark1222]

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!

 

[Nakrohtap]

If I only had the Note 4 to use every day, I would lose my mind. Get the Note8 now. You won't regret it.

 

[TechNut79]

"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.

 

[j_hansen]

get the Note 8 and experience it, at least you'll be *potty trained* when the Note 9 hits the shelves ;-)

 

[Gayle Lynn]

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.

 

[oditius]

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

 

[anon(7901790)]

Here's a plug for waiting for the Note 9.

Galaxy Note 9 rumored to have one feature the iPhone X lacks – BGR

 

[jjinal]

Get the 8. Then get the 9. You only live once.