The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a little bigger, a little more colorful, and a little more powerful than all prior Note phones, but be warned: it’s a little more expensive, too.
It’s the biggest Android phone that will grab your attention in 2018, with a sizeable 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, a huge 4,000mAh battery for all-day performance, and up to 512GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM.
Slot in a 512GB microSD card (which Samsung will gladly sell you), and you can have the first mainstream 1TB phone in your hands. That's bigger than a lot of laptops.
Update: The Galaxy Note 9 is now a little cheaper than it was at launch, but it also has newer competition. We've updated this review with details of both. Be aware also that the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus are set to launch soon, so you might want to wait for them if you don't need a stylus.