Worth trading a N8 for the N9?

[blackhawksfan75]

Bell right now has a pretty good offer with an extra $200 on top of the trade-in value of a smartphone. I looked up the Note 8 and it currently is listed at $350. Which would equal $ 550. This would take care of the initial subsidy price. Where the problem lies is that the Note 8 is only two months old and trying to decide if it is even worth the early buyout fee to upgrade to the N9. To be quite honest I don't think I would get much more than that if I were to try and sell on Kijiji.

I have read the articles, scoured the forums here, and played around with the retail model at the store. Still on the fence. I know the choice is mine at the end of the day, I am just wondering from actual users who have upgraded to the Note 9, are there enough improvements to warrant the process?

 

[j_hansen]

Note 2,3,4,8 user here and I'm not bothered with the 9 just yet, spent money on the Galaxy Watch instead and will await the price drops we'll see on the Note 9 just before latest iPong hits the shelves... Black Friday... Cyber Monday... X-mas.... Note 9 plus freebies are going to good soon enough that I'm not buying now

 

[bassplayrguy]

Bell right now has a pretty good offer with an extra $200 on top of the trade-in value of a smartphone. I looked up the Note 8 and it currently is listed at $350. Which would equal $ 550. This would take care of the initial subsidy price. Where the problem lies is that the Note 8 is only two months old and trying to decide if it is even worth the early buyout fee to upgrade to the N9. To be quite honest I don't think I would get much more than that if I were to try and sell on Kijiji.

I have read the articles, scoured the forums here, and played around with the retail model at the store. Still on the fence. I know the choice is mine at the end of the day, I am just wondering from actual users who have upgraded to the Note 9, are there enough improvements to warrant the process?

Without a doubt. Best phone ever produced. It is everything you wanted fixed or added to the Note 8, which was a fantastic device as well.

 

[j_hansen]

Without a doubt. Best phone ever produced. It is everything you wanted fixed or added to the Note 8, which was a fantastic device as well.

Plus it is project treble which could prove interesting in regards to software updates and development of same

 

[Gary02468]

I upgraded, clearing just under $400 by selling my Note8, and got the free Duo charger, Dex station, and AKG bluetooth headphones along with the Note9. So in effect, I got all that for $600, and I'm happy with the upgrade at that price. The Note9 is noticeably better.

 

[jeetu4444]

Definitely an upgrade from a note 8..I shifted from Note 8 to S9+ and now to Note 9...I would upgraded anyway for bigger battery and stereo speakers...but the bluetooth S pen is really handy...even better fps placement is good

 

[Richard Stewart79]

I recently owned a note 8 and wasn't sure if I should upgrade. I eventually did and I'm very happy I did, screen display looks better. Runs smoother, blue tooth s pen great for taking pics and I just love the stereo speakers. Plus I'm getting so much better battery life

 

[bxrider117]

I'm not a Note 8 user but I had the S9+. I went with the Note 9. This is my 1st Note since the Note 3. I'm glad I upgraded. There is a difference with Android 8.1 and the bigger battery. I've been averaging about 30-35 hours of battery life with 5-6 hours of on screen time. I purchased this phone for Verizon through Swappa.com for $780 about a week ago. I sold my S9+ for $565 so for $215 I was able to upgrade. I'm happy I did.

 

[Iva_LadyDiCaprio98]

I upgraded from a Note8 even though I initially said I wasn't going to lol but all in all I am happy I did. The Note9 is truly the best phone I've had by far - larger memory in comparison to the Note8, larger RAM, slightly bigger screen, and in the color I've always wanted - blue! You won't be disappointed I don't regret moving up to the 9

 

[llfloyd79]

I had the Note 8 as well and I had to get the Note 9. Best phone out in my opinion. I wanted the extra internal storage and the bigger battery. After playing with the S-Pen more and more I'm starting to love the Bluetooth feature of it. Having the blue version with the yellow S-Pen doesn't hurt either lol. Love that color combination. But the hottest color combination for the Note 9 and its S-Pen would be a black and red color combination....that would be FIRE!!!

 

[ikuc]

I had the Note 8 as well and I had to get the Note 9. Best phone out in my opinion. I wanted the extra internal storage and the bigger battery. After playing with the S-Pen more and more I'm starting to love the Bluetooth feature of it. Having the blue version with the yellow S-Pen doesn't hurt either lol. Love that color combination. But the hottest color combination for the Note 9 and its S-Pen would be a black and red color combination....that would be FIRE!!!

I got the black note 9 after turning in my note 8 in Abuja. But was surprised to have a black s pen with black phone. I expected q different Colour

 

[ikuc]

I got my note 9 (black) with a black spen- Is it Proper?. I feel it should have been a differently coloured Pen

 

[cwbcpa]

I upgraded from a Note8 even though I initially said I wasn't going to lol but all in all I am happy I did. The Note9 is truly the best phone I've had by far - larger memory in comparison to the Note8, larger RAM, slightly bigger screen, and in the color I've always wanted - blue! You won't be disappointed I don't regret moving up to the 9

I said I wouldn't upgrade too but I am considering it. So you went with the 512gb version to get the 8gb of RAM?

 

[anon(10509503)]

Most definitely worth trading. The dual speakers and larger battery alone is worth it.

 

[Iva_LadyDiCaprio98]

I said I wouldn't upgrade too but I am considering it. So you went with the 512gb version to get the 8gb of RAM?

I got the 512gb for both storage and the RAM. This way I won't have to always have to worry about running out of storage with apps and such which I was getting a bit too close to tbs limit on the Note8. I've also noticed a better performance on this phone compared to my Note8

 

[cwbcpa]

I got the 512gb for both storage and the RAM. This way I won't have to always have to worry about running out of storage with apps and such which I was getting a bit too close to tbs limit on the Note8. I've also noticed a better performance on this phone compared to my Note8

Awesome. I want the 512 as well for all the reasons you mentioned. I was just trying to justify it. You just helped. Lol. Enjoy your Note 9! Hopefully I'll be joining the club soon.

 

[blackhawksfan75]

Thanks everyone this is definitely helping my decision. I will more than likely bite the bullet and trade up. Unfortunately Bell only offers the 128 gb version.

I am a sucker for new phones and the Pixel 3XL is just around the corner. However, after using the S Pen I don't think I can go without now. So here is hoping I can stick with the Note 9 for at least a year until the 10 comes out.

 

[Iva_LadyDiCaprio98]

Awesome. I want the 512 as well for all the reasons you mentioned. I was just trying to justify it. You just helped. Lol. Enjoy your Note 9! Hopefully I'll be joining the club soon.

I'm very glad to have helped all the positive reviews here on this forum plus on YouTube has helped me make my decision as well (because at first I wasn't going to upgrade at all) and I am glad I did because I am truly enjoying my phone on sure you will too

 

[Paul Fullilove]

I'm going to wait until the Note 10 or 11. I'm very happy with my Note 8 right now.

 

[Chromium 4]

I initially had no plans to upgrade from my Note 8 but when my carrier ran a promo offering $500 off the Note 9 for its trade in, I couldn't resist. I am very pleased with my decision as the Note 9 is everything the Note 8 should have been and more. Samsung knocked it out of the park with this one.