Samsung Galaxy Note 9 price, release date, specs REVEALED

Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy Note 9 handset as the technology giant looks to strengthen its position as the world's largest smartphone maker. It is also fitted with a host of sensors and complex equipment, including an accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, geomagnetic sensor and a heart rate sensor The next-generation stylus now uses Bluetooth Low-Energy, which is much more energy-efficient and should reduce the impact of the wireless stylus on the smartphone's battery Coupled with the larger battery cell inside the Note 9, battery life should be improved across the board with the new handset Samsung still has the largest market share globally but a handful of rivals, including Apple, are due to launch new phones soon as they look to close the gap The most notable improvements to the Note 9 from its predecessor, the Note 8, lie in the S-pen, the processor and the battery life but the note 9 has marked improvements across the board Improved S Pen Samsung has updated the S Pen stylus — one of the signature features of the Note range. The next-generation handset now boasts a 4,000mAh battery cell, the largest ever shipped on a flagship Galaxy phone, which the company says will deliver day-long battery life Samsung claimed the Note 9 was designed with gaming in mind, and announced that Fortnite will be available on the gadget, the first Android device to host the game. Like previous models, the handset supports expandable storage via microSD, allowing users to increase the amount of available storage up to 1TB of memory Samsung claims its all-new Galaxy Note 9 is ‘super powerful’. SAMSUNG'S FALLING MARKET SHARE IN PERCENTAGE Manufacturer Smartphone shipments July 2017-June 2018 Year-on-year change Market share in Q2 2018 Samsung 307.5 million -0.019 0.21 Huawei 174.7 million 0.149 0.159 Apple 217.5 million 0.009 0.121 Xiaomi 116.2 million 0.812 0.094 Oppo 111.8 million 0.006 0.086 Vivo 93.4 million 0.085 0.079 LG 48.7 million -0.13 0.029 Others 376.6 million -0.225 0.223 The Galaxy Note9 builds on Samsung Electronics’ legacy of innovative camera technologies with an intelligent camera that takes the work out of capturing a photo New functions including Scene Optimizer and Flaw Detection utilize artificial intelligence to help users get the most out of the device’s advanced camera Galaxy Note9’s Flaw Detection automatically scans it for flaws and notifies you if any are found.