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Samsung's line of Galaxy Note smartphones have always impressed with their large, colorful screens, fast performance, and high-quality cameras, and the $800 Note 9 is no different. Like previous Galaxy Note devices, it comes with Samsung's S Pen stylus for jotting down hand-written notes and doodling.
And Samsung's software comes loaded with perks that let you take advantage of that stylus and the phone's giant 6.4-inch screen. You can, for example, open more than one app at a time and scribble notes on screen, even when the display is turned off.
However, now that it's common for flagship smartphones to have larger screens, Samsung will likely have to do more to differentiate its Note line from its Galaxy S family moving forward. Samsung also typically unveils its new Galaxy Note phones in August or September, so it might be worth holding out to see what improvements the next-generation model will bring.
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