So much for your credibility....

[hgoldner#CB]

Used to turn here FIRST, more than 8 years ago, when I first moved to the Android platform, for your solid editorial bent, in depth analysis, and helpful how-to pieces.

How far you have come! How far you have gone!

How useless you are now.

Note 9 as the "best phone of the year?" The damn thing is a phablet, not a phone. Most people don't carry around such a behemoth. You want to give it an award for being a great piece of hardware (Samsung's built-in limitations aside), by all means do so. But the damn thing isn't a phone.

I won't suggest what I think is the "best phone of 2018" because there's no such thing. People want different things. I like SMALL phones; some people really like the Pixel 3+ size. Suggesting that there's a "best phone" of the year is like suggesting there's a best ice cream flavor. There isn't.

But suggesting that the Note 9 is the "best phone" is like suggesting that asparagus is the best ice cream flavor. It's not an ice cream flavor.

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[hallux]

And if they chose a different phone someone was bound to complain that the Note 9 should have been named the best phone. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, it doesn't mean we all have to LIKE everyone's opinion. Also - nothing is stopping you from choosing a phone other than the one picked as the "best of the year"...

 

[Mooncatt]

The Note 9 has cellular radios and can make a regular phone call. Thus, it is a phone. A very large phone, but a phone nonetheless.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Sadly, the hybrid phones are taking over the smaller form factor (I refuse to use the word commonly used for devices like the Note series). Personally, I would love to see a refresh of a phone like the 2013 Moto X.

 

[Gray Area]

If you want to go off of value and features then yes the Note 9 has more features and premium hardware then probably every other offering out there. Everyone has their opinions on what they like or what works best for them but there's no denying the fact that the Note 9 is jam packed with almost everything a phone can offer. With the currentand previous promotional sales you get alot for less when compared with similarly premium devices. Is it a big phone? Well yes but most phones are big now when compared to phones of 8 yrs ago when you started reading AC articles.

 

[Almeuit]

Moved to Site Feedback.

 

[Almeuit]

Used to turn here FIRST, more than 8 years ago, when I first moved to the Android platform, for your solid editorial bent, in depth analysis, and helpful how-to pieces.

How far you have come! How far you have gone!

How useless you are now.

Note 9 as the "best phone of the year?" The damn thing is a phablet, not a phone. Most people don't carry around such a behemoth. You want to give it an award for being a great piece of hardware (Samsung's built-in limitations aside), by all means do so. But the damn thing isn't a phone.

I won't suggest what I think is the "best phone of 2018" because there's no such thing. People want different things. I like SMALL phones; some people really like the Pixel 3+ size. Suggesting that there's a "best phone" of the year is like suggesting there's a best ice cream flavor. There isn't.

But suggesting that the Note 9 is the "best phone" is like suggesting that asparagus is the best ice cream flavor. It's not an ice cream flavor.

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While I have nothing to do w/ the blogs I think you take them to heart a tad much. IIRC they always have a "phone of the year" so I am surprised that it took you this long to notice it.

I get news from multiple places but I personally don't hold any place high enough that if they suggest a phone I don't like that I will be upset about it.

 

[dpham00]

Used to turn here FIRST, more than 8 years ago, when I first moved to the Android platform, for your solid editorial bent, in depth analysis, and helpful how-to pieces.

How far you have come! How far you have gone!

How useless you are now.

Note 9 as the "best phone of the year?" The damn thing is a phablet, not a phone. Most people don't carry around such a behemoth. You want to give it an award for being a great piece of hardware (Samsung's built-in limitations aside), by all means do so. But the damn thing isn't a phone.

I won't suggest what I think is the "best phone of 2018" because there's no such thing. People want different things. I like SMALL phones; some people really like the Pixel 3+ size. Suggesting that there's a "best phone" of the year is like suggesting there's a best ice cream flavor. There isn't.

But suggesting that the Note 9 is the "best phone" is like suggesting that asparagus is the best ice cream flavor. It's not an ice cream flavor.

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the opinion of the thousands of Android Central readers who voted also show that The note 9 is the winner, and by a significant margin at that. In fact the readers here voted for the note 9 over the v40 by a margin of over 8:1.

while everyone is entitled to their own opinion, less than 3% of Android Central readers thought that the v40 is the best phone this year, even below xiaomi.

I don't always agree with everything Android Central posts, as many things are subjective, but in this case, crowning the note 9 is in line with the vote of the people reading Android Central, so it seems like a fair assessment

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Everyone's entitled to an opinion, not sure how that ruins credibility.