Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be a disappointment, suggests leak
What's the story
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 leak, which gave us the first look at the company's highly anticipated flagship smartphone, has left us all disappointed. An acclaimed tipster has said that the Note 9 will look exactly like its predecessor and that the upcoming phone won't come with an under-display fingerprint sensor - a feature that was being widely talked about. Here's a sneak peek.
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Note 9 will look just the same as Note 8
Note9 is 2mm shorter than Note8, and nothing more.
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) May 10, 2018
You can't distinguish between them without careful observation.
Apple 'S' update
Tipster, Ice Universe says Samsung has become "lazy"
Samsung has clearly adopted Apple's 'S' update to release a new iPhone every other year with the same design but upgraded specs. However, in this case, Ice Universe has accused Samsung of not offering a new design because it looks "to save manufacturing costs." The tipster further said that the company has become "lazy" and shared renders of what "Samsung can achieve" but doesn't.
Bummer!
Note 9 will not have an in-display fingerprint sensor
Earlier, some rumors suggested that the Galaxy Note 9 will be Samsung's first phone to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. However, Ice Universe confirmed that Note 9 would not get this feature. Notably, the tipster has been extremely accurate in recent years, especially with unreleased Samsung smartphones.
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The Galaxy Note 9 won't be wowing many Samsung fans
It does not have
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) May 10, 2018
Specifications
Note 9 will be Note 8 with updated specs
A listing spotted on Geekbench shows a handset with model number SM-N960U, and it could be Note 9. The tested handset features an octa-core Snapdragon 845 processor with 6GB RAM and runs Android 8.1 Oreo. The phone is rumored to sport dual 12-megapixel rear camera sensors (like the Galaxy S9+), a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED 18.5:9 aspect ratio display and a 4,000mAh battery.