One year until upgrade

[Johnston212]

So I think that I have one year until my next upgrade. I'm still unsure about what to go for.

I guess I will probably have to stay with Samsung, but they haven't made a phone since the Note 9 that I like.

Any suggestions on what would be a good upgrade option? I am leaning towards the Note 10, but there aren't really that many selling factors anymore.

 

[Cynthia Johnston]

Well, my suggestion is to take a look at the 'Note 11', - or whatever they're calling it, - and see if it's a big enough step up for you. If not, stick with the 9 and tough it out for one more cycle. By then, the 9 will be 3 cycles out and the 'Note 12' WILL be advanced enough to pull the trigger on.

 

[Climb14er]

I've got minimum one year left of updates on my Note 9. There are so many variables to life and phones, I'll cross the decision bridge when it truly matters.

 

[pizza_pablo]

I chose the 8/512 version of the Note 9, with the hopes of keeping it for four years as my daily driver. Over a year later, I feel the same way. Nothing new impresses enough to change.

 

[L0n3N1nja]

In a year the Note 20 will be out and the S21 should be available for order, along with a bunch of other phones. A lot happens in a year, not much sense planning an upgrade now.

 

[Johnston212]

I'm just trying to weigh my options. I don't have the enthusiasm that I used to. The 9 was the last phone that I was interested in.

I will have to get used to the lack of a notification led eventually, but I still wish that they would bring back the iris scanner.

Guess I will just have to see where things go in the next few months.

Full day battery is one thing that my Note 9 doesn't have and I have seen some people who report that the 5G models have a better reception of lte signals, which would make a huge difference in my area.

 

[pizza_pablo]

In a year the Note 20 will be out and the S21 should be available for order, along with a bunch of other phones. A lot happens in a year, not much sense planning an upgrade now.

So, Samsung is skipping the Notes 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 &19, like they did the 6?

BTW, my Verizon branded Note 9, that's still on Oreo has really great battery life.
One of the many reasons I prevented OS update.

 

[Johnston212]

It looks like I will be able to upgrade even sooner than I expected. I should be able to upgrade this fall.

 

[Cynthia Johnston]

Well, analyzing the benefits to cost... looks like the Note 20/plus/ultra/Plus-Ultra! is losing out to the LG V60 dual screen. All the bells and whistles of the Note line PLUS it's still keeping the headphone jack AND the MicroSD slot AND has a second screen! All for USD $900 vs the USD $1600 for carrier models. Just have to pay USD $50 OOP for the stylus.