Wait for Note 9 or buy now?

[meboy]

I really want the Note. Almost bought the 7 before I moved across the world, then all that happened. Been waiting and waiting.. but the fingerprint reader location and speaker quality is a no go for me..

Even if all they do in the note 9 is move the fingerprint reader to the front and improve the speakers then I probably want to wait for the 9.

Fingerprint reader to front
Better speaker(s)

Think the will?

S9 leaks are not giving me much hope.
No word about some things like camera and speakers yet but the fingerprint reader is just as bad as S8. Just as curved screen. Barely anything..

 

[intruda119]

you want to wait 9 months?

thought the leaks put the scanner under the camera in the middle of the phonr?

 

[sefrcoko]

They haven't done it yet, but who knows what might come in the future...at this point it's really just a guess. If those features are truly deal breakers then I guess the answer is to wait for now, but then again no guarantee they will be there in Note 9 either... at least as of now, as far as I know... . Note 8 is still a great phone imo, but features mean different things to different people of course.

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[EddiePR]

Really??:laugh: Do you want to wait for note 9? I think the next Galaxy Note can be Note X!
I recommend you to buy the note 8 now, and later when the note 9 is released, trade your old note 8 for the new one..

 

[gpfmello]

Oh, Note 8 is AWESOME, buy it NOW!!

 

[meboy]

you want to wait 9 months?

thought the leaks put the scanner under the camera in the middle of the phonr?

The leaks are for the S9 moving scanner to under the camera.
It's widely hoped/believed that Note 9 will have it in the display but nothing for sure yet.

I will wait for sure if the phone is a compromise in too many ways.
No need to spend money on something better in some ways and more difficult to use in others.
It should be all around better. Ideally...

Yes. You can sell used or trade in but the fact is still you spent $400-$500 that year for what?

 

[intruda119]

I hate dumb dumb was threads


So much regret.

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[ultramag69]

Mate, you can wait for the Note 9, but when it comes out the rumours are the Note 10 will be absolutely kick-a$$.. Gonna wait again...
Technology moves so fast that if you wait for the next best thing you'll end up with nothing...
Any rumours you hear about the Note 9 are just that, rumours... Things change in the blink of an eye and so do the specs on the smart phones not yet released....

 

[meboy]

Mate, you can wait for the Note 9, but when it comes out the rumours are the Note 10 will be absolutely kick-a$$.. Gonna wait again...
Technology moves so fast that if you wait for the next best thing you'll end up with nothing...
Any rumours you hear about the Note 9 are just that, rumours... Things change in the blink of an eye and so do the specs on the smart phones not yet released....

There have been Zero leaks or rumors about the S10 or the Note 10.
I speak to a few parts insiders each month and there is not much new info.

It's not one of those.. the back fingerprint reader is terrible. The move back to front would be worth the wait of 9 more months.

 

[meboy]

I hate dumb dumb was threads


So much regret.

There is a good time to wait and a good time to buy. It's the intelligent, logical thing to do..

 

[Blues fan]

you want to wait 9 months?

thought the leaks put the scanner under the camera in the middle of the phonr?

That is for the s9. Hopefully the Note 9 will have it where the home button is.

Anyway, for the S9 it looks really similar to the S8, s8 Plus except the finger print scanner is set up slightly different in the back. Otherwise the phone basically looks just like the s8 and will have a newer processor. Otherwise looks like nothing much different on the s9 versus the Note 8. If you have a Note 8 I wouldn't upgrade to the s9. People with the s8 might hold off too.

 

[meboy]

That is for the s9. Hopefully the Note 9 will have it where the home button is.

Anyway, for the S9 it looks really similar to the S8, s8 Plus except the finger print scanner is set up slightly different in the back. Otherwise the phone basically looks just like the s8 and will have a newer processor. Otherwise looks like nothing much different on the s9 versus the Note 8. If you have a Note 8 I wouldn't upgrade to the s9. People with the s8 might hold off too.

If they don't even improve the speakers or add some form of dual speakers it really will just be a processor bump.
Not very compelling.

But if the Note 9 puts the scanner under the screen and improves the speakers that will be a very big change.

 

[nuclearrage]

Just get a V30 and be happy. I got one for my girl and she loves it. The screen is great , speakers are alot better (quad dac also) and the buttons seem to be on a place you would like. I pretty much bet Samsung will never fix audio , and who knows where the fingerprint reader will be. Might as well be happy with your phone, not sure why you would want a phone that doesn't have what you want on it.

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[pcriz]

There have been Zero leaks or rumors about the S10 or the Note 10.
I speak to a few parts insiders each month and there is not much new info.

It's not one of those.. the back fingerprint reader is terrible. The move back to front would be worth the wait of 9 more months.

Its not moving back to the front.

 

[ultramag69]

There have been Zero leaks or rumors about the S10 or the Note 10.
I speak to a few parts insiders each month and there is not much new info.

It's not one of those.. the back fingerprint reader is terrible. The move back to front would be worth the wait of 9 more months.

I don't think you get the point....
Every new phone will be awesome in the first week of release, then come the nitpicks.
You either bite the bullet at some time or will be window shopping from now to eternity, there is always gonna be a bigger better piece of hardware as tech doesn't (generally) de-evolve and there will always be something that will annoy...
That's the human condition, to never be satisfied for long...

Anyway, your choice....

 

[borijess]

If you wait for the Note 9 then you can wait for the Note 10 or 11.

 

[mgbosshogg]

Do what a normal person would do and buy them all.

This thread made me have another drink.

 

[meboy]

Just get a V30 and be happy. I got one for my girl and she loves it. The screen is great , speakers are alot better (quad dac also) and the buttons seem to be on a place you would like. I pretty much bet Samsung will never fix audio , and who knows where the fingerprint reader will be. Might as well be happy with your phone, not sure why you would want a phone that doesn't have what you want on it.

V30 is a great phone. Shocker from lg.
Just the screen issues, camera isn't quite right and I want the pen.
If it was 3t price it would help it a lot.
Was really hoping Huawei would nail the mate 10 but they messed it up big time with the too hot, too cold models. Their prices are always too high too.
When Samsung flagships starts to come down in price a few months after release it's hard to see the point in buying anything else.
Can get a note 8 for 720, V30 for 850, mate 10 pro for $850. I'll take the note..

 

[meboy]

I don't think you get the point....
Every new phone will be awesome in the first week of release, then come the nitpicks.
You either bite the bullet at some time or will be window shopping from now to eternity, there is always gonna be a bigger better piece of hardware as tech doesn't (generally) de-evolve and there will always be something that will annoy...
That's the human condition, to never be satisfied for long...

Anyway, your choice....

I don't think every new phone is awesome. Many aren't worth "upgrading".
So yeah. There is a good time and phone to buy. Keeping phones for 2-3 years is smart. Especially as we are hitting the 1k level. The cost of "upgrade"itus keeps getting higher.
Our phones have become too addictive. Many aren't being sensible.

 

[meboy]

Its not moving back to the front.

Might be right. I know they are looking into competing better with face id.
If they can improve it enough they might drop the fp reader alltogether.