Did Samsung Fail Me Again? - Note 20 Ultra Review
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I gave up on the Note 10 right after I reviewed it for a number of reasons, but can Samsung's latest Note 20 Ultra change my mind? Let's find out.
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Intern: What is my purpose? Linus: You pass phones Intern: Oh My God.
Samsung is the most pro-American phone manufacturer. More pro-America than Apple (who refuses to help FBI go after terrorists) or Goggle (who refuses to work with DOD, but gladly works with China). theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/11/strategic-winning-samsung-and-hk-hynix-stop-next-gen-chip-sales-to-huawei/
You've received the fabled heart from Linus, be proud of yourself.
@@kejarebi Oh dang, didn't realise I was the only one that got it. I assumed they were on a heart spree. I can feel the sweet touch of love by Linus('s intern).
Systems Planet I completely agree with Apple, I would keep the information of my clients private, like it should be.
@@SystemsPlanet apple doesn't comply with the FBI because it's not just to go after terrorists it's also to spy on the American public, you're misinformed and spreading misinformation, please don't link a blatantly right wing site that endorses Andrew Breitbart, one of the biggest stains in American history for propaganda spreading like Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes
13:07 - This has to be the best Dbrand sponsor message ever 🤣
I came to the comments to say the same thing... When a sponsor spot makes the audience cry laughing, you're doing it right Linus!
I always skip through sponsorships, but this was the first time in a long time I listened on through the end.
Me: confused in Vanced The latest YT Vanced update shows where the sponsorship ads are and gives you an option to Skip it
& the ifixt one by that guy 2 cents i think
@@justicewithanish jayz2cents
My Asian friend had the iris scanner and it would always tell him to open his eyes more. He would complain about how a company run by Asians didn't see that problem coming when they tested it 🤣
Wow 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm asian. Literally had this problem all the time with my Note 9. Now I just instinctively open my eyes like I'm pretending to be caucasian before I try and use the iris scanner lol
Did they sue the Korean company for being racist towards asians? Its just a fact that different ethnic groups have different physical characteristics but if you ever dare point that out people are so quick to label you racist!!! I suppose a phone can get away with it...
This reminds me when there was some Webcam a long time ago that had facial recognition and it had issues with black people in lower lighting and people had a huge outcry. The company had to come out and state that since darker skin absorbs more light, that the image subject needed more light on them to find the face in software.
he probablyu just had smaller eyes than normal......so i'm sure it's just hard for the scanner to see his iris. but yeah they should work on that. that's why stuff like face id is probably better
That dbrand segment is so funny 😂
Thinking about the teardown skin with a clear back case. UwU
@@maestrozero117 stop with the "UwU"
@@maestrozero117 stop with the “UwU
@@drinkwater5766 and how to do ministry I just was not nice picture for iPhone x are talking like a constitutional
Anyone else hear the kids yelling stop in the background @ 10:26 :)
can we just appreciate how much better linus looks with a beard.
We been acknowledging that bro
We don't do that here
@@legendaryoutcast4440 lol
NCIX days compared to this.... omg the age the knowledge the looks,.. waaay better!
Now he looks like he's an adult who's running a business and not a teenager with rich parents that buy him expensive tech.
Samsung not allowing both 1440p and 120 Hz: It's a surprise tool that will help us increase the S30 and Note 30 feature set later.
They're not gonna do it on those either. Who do you think they are? OnePlus?
It's a battery issue
@@ChrisJohannsen Both Oppo Find X2 Pro & 1+8 Pro have decent battery life with both on max.(especially 1+ has great battery life)
I run standard HD on my N20 Ultra, there is literally no noticeable difference between resolutions, it only mattered back when Gear VR was a thing. People should run standard HD for better battery as the screen still looks perfect.
@@christopherrobinson387 I can definitely tell the difference between 720 and 1080p, 1440p vs 1080p is not noticiable tho
"Sure it costs a pretty penny" More like a pretty bar of gold.
After taxes only round $1550 in the USA not that much now now...
@@budclix9218 "not that much"
still cheaper than an 11 pro max and has 4 times the storage
@@adhdandy9367 but when you buy the IPhone 12 pro max whatever its going to finally be called to go with it tho :/
Haha I remember being a 6th grader thinking 1000 dollars was a lot
Linus: Puts the Note 20 Ultra back in the box Me watching on a Note 20 Ultra: Its okay baby you're safe with me
This phone is awesome! I had the Notes 9, 8, 5, and 3 before it!
@@mikelthewug I had all those Notes too and now I am on Note 9 still. I am thinking about upgrading to Note 20 ultra but I have doubts. This camera bump is one of them. But I can see that you're happy about it. So do you recomend?
@@irenakuljic9800 legit just use a case, this really isnt a problem, for all i care the camera could be as big as it wants aslong as its flush when i slap a case on.
@@irenakuljic9800 personally like linus said its more about what features you want more i have the note 20 because one of my big things was I wanted a massive screen because I don't se the point of a tablet anymore so I like it for watching KZhead. I like the pen for note taking and making reminders for myself kinda like linus I guess and I don't take a lot of pictures so the camera not being the best I can live with and I personally don't understand why linus and anybody cares about the camera because I don't even notice it.
me too I'm loving my new note
I’m starting to think Linus purposely tries to make his hair messier than not combing it
You're just starting to think this?
t0fu maybe he lost his comb
I thought of it since the beginning of humanity.............
He's the boss and they use to wear PJs to work lol
Hiding his bald patch
“They’re bad people, but with good stickers” lol
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When linus brought up the iris scanner my heart broke. Ive heard so many reviewers trash it but it is so reliable and fast and so so convenient. Especially in a time like this
right now I'm contemplating purchasing this phone simply because it has it. Dope feature if you ask me.
Sad they removed it..
"Check out how Ridge wallet can keep your bulge down!" Yeah with that $75-225 price point you're certainly gonna have a smaller wallet bulge lol
4:20 Watching on a S10+ I literally managed to hit the edge of the screen and skip ahead a full minute as he was talking about edge detection...
Its even worse in Oneplus 7 Pro,as it skipped 3 minutes ahead. It doesn't have any edge detection. Curved dispays on smartphones suck.
for once i am happy that i have a bezeled phone
Maybe try goodlock and try Edge touch module to adjust edge detection
@@ahsan.v8 cant agree more. i also have the same issue on my Oneplus7 Pro. i do this all the time. really annoying. Will be my first and last curved screen phone ever.
Can't complain with my S3 mini
Linus: "Why am i using such an old phone, note 9? eeew!" Me with an S7: -_-
Me with s8 😂😂
well than you probably should upgrade your phone
@@wawery6579 this one was $3k at the time, and new phones are expensive.
Me with an S5...😂
@@obscenity Like I don't know that it was expensive in the past
Everytime I see Linus appreciating the Note 9 and rocking it without a case, I feel so glad that I'm not the only one and immediately stop thinking about selling it. Mad respect.
I am still rocking the 10plus and i don't plan on upgrading so far, waiting on the fold to get "good enough"
dan, you still have it ?
I like the zoom camera of Samsung note 20 ultra it good works
i like how the pixel 4a that cost 3x less makes better pictures :)
@@budgetking2591 good for you but people dont just buy phones just for the camera.
@@162benjamin Ya pixal 4a is such a bad phone !
@Vsatyk unlucky
But i no like you are English
"Dbrand: they're bad people, but with good stickers" nice
I'm still using my note 9 and haven't upgraded since, I love it
Me with my Note 8, I'll probably buy a refurbished Note 9 in a year or so if Samsung doesn't come out with anything new I like.
I just got the note 20 ultra , its amazing . The one before it was the note 9 but he broke so I chose this one
same... until today.. its time guys. shocking how slow my note 9 is compared.. night and day
@@zotzotty Nope, my note 9 still runs as fast as she did when I first got her. Maybe later this year I'll get the battery replaced and I'll keep using my Note 9 until she finally gives and I'll just get a LG V60 ThinQ
@@failsrus96 didnt say my Note 9 was running slow.. i said its shocking how much faster my note 20 ultra is compared. had my Note 9 for a long time. i know the difference. do what you gotta do man.. just saying it how it is. was time for me to retire mine
If the note 9 had an ultrawide camera, I would hold on to it forever. That's the main thing its missing imo. It is a near perfect phone for me.
It has a higher resolution panoramic mode...
Still using a note 9 no plans at all to replace it ever.
@@EnidAgnusDei ATT just send me a s9 and deactivated my N9 because it's not 5g.
@@CalTN Wankers! I'd not stand for that no way ever.
@@CalTN I had the same problem, turns out if your Note 9 is international, or made for another country besides the US, they wouldn't support it. Ended up buying another refurbished Note 9 and it's worked fine since.
"They're bad people - with good stickers!" His sponsor spots are innovating...are we in for Linus Sponsors Max Plus Ultra?? O.O
He is All-Might!
That sponsor spot was pure gold.
don't forget Pro
You stole my comment. We are now rivals. Prepare for war.
If you're at all familiar with Dbrand's normal marketing, that ad spot was pretty on par for them. I remember an email I got a few weeks ago advertising their new colors. One of the lines used was "We know two things about you if you own a Note 20. One, you have a lot of money. Two, we want it."
I just love it when linus says that he is still using the old note 9, instead of marketing on the newer ones
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This whole episode was marketing for the newer ones
@@jimjones3287 It was a review. If it was marketing he wouldn't have said (overall) that the new phones were too expensive for the feature deficient new ones.
"worst camera bump EVER" the nokia lumia 1020 would like a word
You mean a camera that has a smartphone attached to it?
9:20 love that search history ;)
could have been a cooler easter egg.. with a hidden message or something to win a prize
LOL It says Indian dance and goodbye in hindi too.
@@ibrahimqazi4355 also population of india
Samsung: "We have to remove the Headphone jack to save up on space" Also Samsung: "Here's a phone with a camera bump the size of an old small phone"
Except headphone jack is useless but the cameras are a massive improvement compared to last year 😂
If they made a bump for a headphone jack it be a real joke
@@propersod2390 the... >headphone< (!) jack is useless? Lol what...
Properso :D a decent headphone dac/amp would be kind of sweet
@@propersod2390 that's what the manufacturers are saying and you're just eating that shit up... and then ask for seconds.
Best dbrand add ever seen by me.
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Just finished watching punisher lmao
Replace with Lineage OS, then you have a goodun
My mind: *s20 ultra* My heart: *note 20 ultra* My wallet: *Samsung A20*
😅😅😅😅
2020: Coronavirus 😈
Nokia
I have an A20, was alright at launch, but it bogs itself down if I dont turn it off for a half hour every 2 weeks or so. Not terribly often, but often enough that when it does start kicking in, it's just so unbearably god awful. I think I'll just get an S10+ used for like $300 though, cause that's still a hell of a step from this piece of junk. And now it's clear why so many A20s were offered free just for switching.
A71 ?
i lvoe my note 20 ultra. im gonna keep it for at least 3 years
It's a pure beast
I still have my Note 9 from over 2 years ago, I just recently cracked the screen but it's running like the day I bought it!
@@RenickRidingMoto This is your phone. Please let me go.
Lol im using galaxy j5 2015 for 6 years🤣
Same, I got my phone as a senior and I'm about to graduate and go to college so I hope that it will last for 4-5 years cuz I love this phone
Should you really pay the same price for two different phones? It’s not “if”, it’s a fact that the Exonos is worse than the Snapdragon chip. Why is it acceptable that Samsung’s doing this and has *still* been doing it since what, the note 8? Note 9? It will be misleading to people looking at phone reviews, since most will probably feature the Qualcomm chip. If Google put a lower powered chip in the Pixel 4 in other regions or if Apple put an “A13L” or something chip in a certain region on the same phone the internet would be collectively bashing them. Why are we allowing Samsung to practically get away with false advertising?
What are they falsely advertising? They are advertising excellent performance and that is exactly what you're getting with snapdragon and with exynos. I dont know what you're talking about
Properso :D the performance is not the same... That’s like a computer shipping 3rd Gen Ryzen in America and 10th Gen Intel everywhere else. Sure, both offer “amazing performance” but one is clearly faster
@@propersod2390 the problem is the principle, you sell 2 different product, without saying it explicitly, and at the same price one is no better than a last gen phone and is sold like it is the same you could argue that the difference is minimal, but when you pay more than a grand for a phone, you should expect a nearly perfect product, not shady practice like this one
evandarkfire more like Intel 7th gen vs Ryzen 3rd gen
Properso :D exynos sucks in comparison, it’s a 20 percent cut in performance, and the battery life is worse
Dbrand needs to incorporate side rails for the camera bump because of how big they're getting 🤣🤣
Valid points there Linus! Exactly the reason why i wait 2 years to upgrade. Recently upgraded from the Note 8 and I can definitely see the differences between the two. As for the no headphone jack, most if not all companies are doing away with them any way. I rarely find myself using wired headphones. Everything is becoming wireless.
At the cheap, affordable price of a 3090.
I think I prefer the 3090
@@MANBEARPIG248 yup
@@MANBEARPIG248 GREAT CHOICE CUZ PHONES LAST FOR 4 YEARS ROUGHLY SO BUYING PC AND PARTS ARE GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY.
@@MANBEARPIG248 👍 GOOD CHOICE
I have the Note 20 ultra 5G, and have a 2070 Super in my current rig with intentions to get the 3080. Ngl id rather take the note as its what I'm using ALL day for a majority of content than to take a WAY cheaper phone for the sake of a 3090 when I'm not a huge streamer who needs a million heavy programs open while still needing to run the game at max fidelity.
Samsung is losing it's fanbase massively with the astronomical prices coupled with the exynos bs in most regions.
Wait a year and buy it for half the price.
@@umersalman1 Not worth it a year later with shitty exynos. one plus or asus is a better choice.
Umer Salman i will be better off buying the iphone 12 which will be better anyway
Buy phones off of ebay,way cheaper
That's because Samsung went full iTard a several generations ago. They are copying every one of Apples "stupid" moves. From dropping features, to the camera knotch to out pricing the fan base. Samsung will drop all hardware buttons and the charging port when able does too. Just wait.
Note 9 still the king, waiting for the note 9+
HQHAHAHA ikr
Note 9 better than Note 20 regular
@@rice4823 yes
0:16 yes 👋 same here. I'm just waiting for a camera behind the display
I always get so angry when watching reviews of the Note 20 Ultra with Snapdragon. Here in Europe the Exynos Version of the Phone is just a complete rip-off :/
@Alejandro Fernandez-König I think you're missing the part where import taxes are a thing...
@Alejandro Fernandez-König 2 minutes on the website: "All prices on the website do not include customs fees and import sales tax of the respective recipient countries." You got lucky.
5G will not work here in the u.k. with an imported snapdragon version as the modem is different.
Samsung pay may be restricted however
@Alejandro Fernandez-König Im not from europe, so this solution does not work, because the taxes here in Brazil are almost 100%
Linus :I'm not a fan of the hole punch camera Apple : comes with it's huge notch on the screen. Linus: i love it
@@tentai8581 yea but people dont like it in the corner because its not symmetrical
he hates the notch too. As we all should.
@@Peachymilk36577, I actually like the holepunch to the side so it's not as noticeable.
@@Erowens98 Bezels are worst and old tech let's not go back there, Apple could shrink it make it a tiny Square whatever even Samsung punch hole is much more palatable than the large uptrusive Apple Notch.
@@Erowens98 I had IPhone 8 plus taking almost 3 quarters of the display away by the bezels if you're a classic phone guy then yes, but for modern heavy users we need it for everything but a large intrusive bezels notch or a punch hole reduce that and give more screen realstate to play with plus is more visually pleasing to have an almost bezeless screen that selfie camera getting in the way for now.
Linus: "Why am i with a 2 gen old phone?" Me: *Cries in S6*
well i guess I'm lucky with my s7
@@skmuchina I have a s10 plus
@@TarynMilnes1 i have note 10
I feel you bro.
Because old is gold.
You would rather have the notch than a hole punch?! loved the ad at the end probably watched a few couple times. keep up the great work
"they´re bad people, but with good stickers" your advertising makes me always laugh xD
The DBrand spot was the best part, IMO.
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Correction: wireless dex is also on the S10 series too.
The dbrand commercial was so awesome! That alone can be a separate video
"Note 50 launches" Linus: Its time to upgrade my Note 9
I honestly think that Linus is going to skip Samsung for his next phone.
2027: My Note 9 finally broke, so I replaced it with... a new-in-box Note 9
He’s gonna go for OnePlus, Pixel, or even an iPhone. It seems like Samsung isn’t doing anything useful for him now.
@@kaldo_kaldo i feel you there. Best phone I've ever had.
@@kaldo_kaldo if you can still find those. i tried to look the other day and all i saw was used
Big FYI for Linus: i dont remember the last time i intentionaly watched an ad. That dbrand ad at the end was actualy funny. Im surprised i watched it.
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Same here
was awesome
Note 20 Ultra is the last Galaxy to offer MST and an SD Card slot, so I got a used one in 2022 June for $740 after taxes, Mystic Black 512GB and I love it, I carry a iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Note now, the Note comes in clutch all the time when I go to Home Depot, USPS or other places where they don’t have NFC, I’m upset that Samsung has dropped MST, they should’ve dropped in in 2030 when more stores have NFC already
man im using my note 3 still with the interchangeable battery. when will the phone companies make modular battery compartments again?
Note 3 was insane. I used it for 5 years. Now I'm using a Note 20 Ultra, but I still miss Note 3. Note 20 is so fragile. I just can't use Note 20 ultra without a case. What I loved about Note 3 was the plastic build. I dropped that phone so many times and it was perfect after every drop.
Never unfortunately
PSA: don't buy an S series/note series if you're in an exynos region. The exynos chips are so so much worse than the snapdragons
But yet MUCH MUCH Better then Mediatek processors. Not really that worst tho
I am using exynos one. Not finding any difficulty
Toooooo late :v
T F these advertiser bots :/
@@logeshbalasubramanian7901 Agree. Its only 20% lower performance then Snapdragon 865. Exynoss is not as bad as they all think they are
Note 8 right here. It's really hard to "upgrade" to a phone without a headphone jack
But one fine day you may have to do.
Note 9?
Note 8 owner as well. I'm not planning to upgrade anytime soon, but, if the need arises, I'm eyeing the LG V60. Inferior software, but Snapdragon 865, MicroSD and Headphone Jack, and support for Wacom AES, meaning that you can buy something like a Bamboo Ink and use it to replace your S Pen (unless you are an artist.)
@@hg-ir8tb there's the xperia 5 2 when that comes out the software is nice and its pretty capable plus they just upped their support for 3 years now
I actually bought my Note 9 after seeing reviews on note 10. I own sony wh-1000xm3, but I tend to use the cable that these wireless headphones comes with, quite often. if my headphones run out of charge and my phone needs some battery juice, I can still enjoy my stuff I wish to hear , thanks to my litle awesome hero of the day - headphone jack. It's still a deal breaker for me. Although I need better camera now, I love my jack . And crappy processor for UK ? An insult . I love the S pen, but it feels like compromising on too much for it. Samsung upsets me one more time and my next phone is Pixel or something like that . Done with this
Got real Lil' Bits ad vibes from the Dbrand segment, chuckleworthy content right there
I've had the note 20ultra since Christmas and I just noticed the hole punch display 🤣
8:55 Linus: the largest camera bump I've ever seen Lumia 1020 and Nokia 808: are we a joke to you? These two phones were nearly half camera bump
Yeah because the Nokia phones were smaller, the camera module area looks about the same and if anything it protrudes more in Note 20. Back then every reviewer mentioned how ugly those Nokia camera bumps were. Now most are apparently paid by Samsung since I don't see as many mentions.
These phones don't even run android... do they really count?
@@MrPlaneCrashers it doesnt matter what os they run
@@SananeNapcanAmq Sort of? I mean, the Lumia 1020 was a windows phone (of all things) and the nokia 808 ran Nokia Belle OS (I never heard of it. The phone was released in 2012). That being said, it is fair to assume that the Lumia 1020 is irrelevant because it is not only old, but it runs windows OS, which was never popular. As for the Nokia 808, it was released in 2012. I don't expect Linus (or anyone for that matter) to remember a phone from 2012.
@@MrPlaneCrashers Microsoft, always too far ahead of the curve, someone comes along later does the same thing gets all the credit, or you could say they give up too quickly throw it out and someone finds it at the top of the dumpster and polishes it up
"DBrand - They're bad people" I thought they were robots. Then did the pesty humans take over?
the camera hole punch on the display can be hidden which is a feature I didn't know existed on the Note20 phones.
I'd love to see a long term review of the Note 9 or the galaxy fold that's replaced it since, just to see how it compares with the flagships of 2022.
When you see a smartphone review and realise you're not that interested in smartphones anymore :/
smartphone have become boring and useless each iteration
yea except for the folding phones, they're all the same, just a thin glass and metal sandwich
damn i felt that
used to watch a lot of smartphone content but it's all so boring. pcmr ftw
I genuinely feel like from 2017-2018 the old affordable flagship phones (Like the jump from the galaxy S7 to the galaxy S8 or the iPhone 8 to the iPhone X) started changing so drastically that it really was extremely interesting. Everything's kinda plateaued recently, i mean don't get me wrong there is some new cool tech but it's all so out of reach for most people it's just not something worth considering anymore.
Anyone else hear the kids yelling stop in the background @ 10:26 :)
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Damnnn
Don't call his employees his children
no thats just you. those are your kids telling you to stop blaming yourself for their deaths. the incident years ago wasn’t your fault, you gotta let them go.
Just baught this a couple of days ago and loving it
Linus: "Why do I still daily drive a 2 generation old Note 9?" Me: "Why do I still daily drive a 5 generation old iPhone 6S?"
me: cries with a 6 gen old $300 phone in hand
because the iphone 6s is functional
upgrade to Android
Same gen - OnePlus One
Me : "Why do i still daily drive a 6 Generation old Iphone 5?"
I still have a Note 9 too. Still love it, will use it till I can't anymore.
Same I've got my Eyes On the market for a Replacement But There just isnt any phone as complete as the note 9 out there
My s9 plus🥺
@@abhranilpaul2666 My s9 plus mic has died recently.
Thatta girl!!!
@@wii1mii replace it yourself.
First time on your chanel and lm loving it, your review is great and detailed. Thank you!!
Wooooow. The background is just amazingly beautiful
"Sweet honey Barbecue!" - only Linus can say that
Cleetus McFarland would have something to say about that
@@dividedbyzero96 hell yeah brother!!
Cleetus Mcfarland
Should've said "Sweet maple syrup on pancakes!" I'll leave now.
Imagine not saying "speaking of things in my pocket, our sponsor, ridgewallet..."
It wouldn't be a LTT video then 😉
YES
@@lastavverma7631 wtf
Damn I've never had a comment popular enough to get spammed on before
@Coldlight Oracle bold of you to assume that you had a big enough bulge which had to be kept down
Lmao...the Dbrand ad at the end cracked me up...
Oh btw . It can totally support 120htz with max res. I made a test build of lineage and enabled the overlays for max refresh and bingo
thank you for recommending the note 9 when the note 10 came out, i got a new phone right around the release of the note 10. haven't regretted the note 9 especially since its just as good as the rest of things to date. granted I've been using a note 4 until i got my note 9 but its been my favorite device to-date (aside from my dsi). doubt anyone from LTT reads this but if they do have a wonderful day
How good was the Note 4? I said this when I upgraded to the Note 8 and it's the same now I have my Note 20 Ultra 5g Shiny Underpants Edition..They should release a Note 4 body/layout with current gen tech. The replaceable battery, the headphone jack, the screen aspect ratio, just upgrade the camera pack, chip/ram/storage and have that lovely 120hz refresh rate. At the time I said you could call it the Note 4.8 to reflect the upgrade, you'd sell even more of them now calling it the Note 4.20..
I have both the note 9 and the note 10+. Other than the finger print scanning and iris scanner and the lack of a jack, I haven't really miss my note 9 when I switched it. Its probably because of the newer updates I've been getting with the note 10+ that I haven't missed the note 9.
Note 9 is the last real Note phone. All 'Notes' after that are just 'S' phones with the S Pen attached. As long as the Note 9 continues to be supported I'll continue to use it.
@@ibenzawla same or Ill probably get a lg v series
@@jcgw2 We have several LG V and G series in our household. The kids are unable to break them. They are the toughest and most rugged smartphones we have owned. They hardly breakdown. Not the same for Samsung phones. Even my LG Tribute of 2015 still works. LG is also the last man standing when it comes to no compromise audio with full headphone jack support. Thinking about switching. The problem is that my Note 9 is really good.
2 years of Linus dropping his note 9 and it shows
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When I got mine I'm like "yeah this is a wet rock" and got a battery case for it since I'm used to a thicker phone.
he doesn't even use dbrand and he is promoting it lol
those 50~100x zoom would suffice for stadium concert though especially when you're far away from the stage but hey let's be real....we won't be getting any live concert until idk 2 years :/
5:19 ....ceramic shield would like to have a word (yes i know there is a time difference between the iphone 12 launch and this video)
That dbrand advertisement at the end was probably the best advertisement I've seen on this channel to date.
I could say the *only* , given that I skip most of them.
Can't top JayTwoCents' iFixit ad tbh
Ah, another episode of Linus "Note 9 Till I Die" Tips
You know something's good when you're willing to die for it!
Linus in 20 years:"...and thats why I am still daily driving my 22 years old note 9"
@@muntashirrahman2529 *with it
note 9 is still the best phone. I use the headphone jack daily, screen is mint, I don't have a problem with it.
@@TheGoreforce I'm the same, my Note 9 is the 1 device that can do all that I want. My only concern is when the updates stop I'll be forced to look for a replacement or custom ROM's.
You can now automatically set certain apps to utilize either the 120hz FHD or 60hz QHD. You do this by setting bixby routines so that when you open an app that you setup, it will open the app in the settings you chose. This is awesome because when you use certain apps like Netflix you don't really need 120hz but will benefit from QHD. And now you don't have to go into settings to switch.
I havent used headphone jack in so long I dont even remember when i last used it, id be fine with a phone without it even though my current one has it
I also still have the note 9 and I'm still so happy with it. Irisscanner is actually working well during Corona. Live the phone
My Note 8 iris scan works great too, now that I got used to it.
Note 9 gang
Quick rear fingerprint scanner, no camera bump, headphone jack. Superior product all the way.
I'm still using the Note 9, everyday as well. Because its better! Watched both the note 10 and note 20 press conferences and just so disappointed. I was looking for a reason to upgrade but... Hate pinholes (well hate notches more), no headphone jack, a camera bump that makes my phone wobble. (I don't do screen cases). In the first couple weeks I damaged the back of my note 9 (glass). So covered it up after with a dbrand skin, which made it less slippery as well. Then a month after that dropped a drill on the screen. Cracks all up the side with glass falling out in bottom right corner. But that was 1.5 years ago and my note 9 is still ruining great. I'm considering getting the glass replaced at £120 quid shows how much I still love this phone. If only they'd made the note 20 less gimped it would have been perfect. Plastic body might actually be safer for me. Less screen bump. But needs an sd card slot. Also why not stick in a headphone jack (it is the budget one after all).
The iris scanner is quite bad with glasses on, but the rear fingerprint scanner works well. By the time I the iris scanner unlocks the phone (if I take my glasses off) it is usually already unlocked with a fingerprint.
Staff: "Hey Linus, that's a wrap. Let's toss back a few!" Linus: (Trademark Thumbs Up) Also Linus...Only much much later: 13:06
13:06 This was straight up inspired from Rick & Morty Interdimensional Cable.
I am still Using My Note 9...It's Truly a Legend for the Headphone Jack,Irish scanner and the Heart beat sensor
Gotta love scanning for the Irish
Who needs those ? I move on
Yeah man, you gotta scan for the Irish
@@GoneSovereign baton round sincere walha don't listen Nichols Arizona can I listen to I gotta see if he's not working ranch market rush rush rush rush at least a temporary funny content so I have to go back Define amenable cgf identified in Hawaii make us could you show him too badly about Honduras also say harder better faster stronger just cuz you didn't nobody to daddy going to get snow gets built go snow snow snow other than I'm going to go scooters but it's no harder to have to go back to the Cone Zone in a badly but if I had a heart attack when does FM Africa. We supposed to come on Carla, and apparently I'm a soul for rock and the fact that he had to go by the dsm-4 I want to go back to the KZhead and listen to some the music such as with the same pay for the 80s and the 90s and then I don't think you're ready and keep the idea is to go back to the old Spotify and then then when do you have to play a little bit of Vitality instead of doing that this could be disturbing and I'm really tired right now and I need to sleep
@@walidfakhfakh3660 wut
10:27 Watching 8k in 720p, occasionally droping go 480p, lmao
Such is life
Watching in 480p
We need that camera zoom for UFO sightings!
4:37 Something is definitely wrong there...
th was that ?? lmaooo
@@wesleyondisdike9647 😂😂
I just got my Note 20. Love it so far. I play Jackbox often and the drawing games are way easier with the built-in stylus.
I'm not upgrading from my smartphone until AMD releases their Ryzen C7 ARM SoC's.
And that will be never AMD will not make ARM anytime soon. And even if they do, don't expect their chips to be any better. Currently AMD is ahead of Intel in processors because the processors are made by TSMC (7nm architecture) while Intel makes it's own inhouse 14 nm processor which are comparatively inferior.
Wait AMD is getting into the ARM space? Since when???
Also, you’re going to mock me, but if you really cared about smartphone processor speed, you’d get an iPhone. Apple is miles ahead of any other manufacturer in the ARM space
@@danielhu6485 They are not miles ahead, only a year or two. And their SOCs are also manufactured by TSMC
@@danielhu6485 BTW I wasn't mocking you. LOL
Dbrand is amazing. They cost as much as any other case (in my country), but are much better. My first case had a minor production fault, and they immediately sent me a new one. But my country had gotten new customs rules so it could cost me $40 just to get a free replacement. Dbrand said "we dont want to inconvenience you, so if you get a customs invoice we'll just pay it for you". Freaking amazing customer service.
Their website is also hilarious
Best case is made by samsung per almost all utube reviewers. It's called the rugged. It looks amazing, has 4 corner raised edges to protect the screen, rubberized grip, extends slightly over the camera edge to protect the lenses and has 2 , yes 2 kickstands.
@@yosimitesam9179 That's also bulky af and why would you get a ultra slim phone only to put a case that big on it? And who uses kickstands anymore?
@@mikkelstormhansen9733 you must not know which case I am talking about. It's not bulky but IS considered the best protective case made. Also, maybe you don't use a stand but I DO ! To each their own.
@@yosimitesam9179 That's funny, caus the only cases I could fin doubled the thickness of the phone, and kickstands are stupid
Hey that mustache and beard looked great on you! Great review as always😉
0:18 Aaaay The Dark Crystal Good to know I'm not alone😔
"They're bad people, but with good stickers." Ohh boy. haha
No one: Linus: Has graphics card as his account picture. 3:56
LMFAO
He uses a titan Rtx
Already ordered a Latercase for my Note20 Ultra but I did like dbrand's skins for Nintendo and the pro controller, so I ordered some. Thanks!
I have the Note FE and the Iris scanner, though slower than Note 8&9, saves the day when I'm outside home with all the facemask, faceshield, and gloves. Something I'll miss when I upgrade to the newest notes.
Imagine this phone with the whole thing as thick as the camera bump was, with a 7,000mah battery.
I think they purposefully made the big camera bump for the same reason Apple wants to make all airpods that q-tip look and color: they wanted to make it a distinguisable product. I personally don’t own one, but I don’t think I would mind the camera bump.
I personally prefer a slightly thicker phone, I'd be all for it.
You mean the Galaxy M51? Literally has a battery that big
@@Goliath1337 Not that phone at all. That phone has a large battery, but lacks everything that makes this their flagship tier phone.
@@Bryan-vu5fu i have a 20U, I put a case on it that makes the bump actually manageable, without it, it's an absolute mess
Linus: "Why do I still daily drive a 2 generation old note 9?" Me: "Why do I still daily drive a 2 generation old $200 Motorola G6 Play?"
Me: Why do I still daily drive a 6 generation old $40 AirPhone 4G?
ME: Why do i still daily a Galaxy s3 ? My wallet: Because i say so.
Why do I still daily drive the Nokia?
Why do I still daily drive almost 3 generations old Mate 10 Pro?
Ngl budget Motorola's sound ok to me, some offer nfc, image stabilization, and a big battery. Too bad they don't sell here at South East Asia. The last Motorola sold here was the G5.
Hey man, i really like the pen. Patients think i'm cool as shit when i start taking notes on the phone. And the automated things it does when i pull out the pen (immediately start a fresh note if the screen is off!!!) Is so smart, apple would never figure it out
0:18 pin hole cameras are obnoxious.. 😂 fast forward 3 years later and nobody seems to be complaining anymore.. 🤦🏾♂️
never found them obnoxious tbh, way better than the iphone notch and "dynamic island"
I honestly forgot my phone had one lol more screen with a tiny black dot?? I'll take it!
10:10 "side by side 8k and 4k footage" Me watching on a 720p laptop: :'(
Right? Lol My first reaction was "well those look nearly identical, so what's the point?" Then I remembered my laptop screen doesn't even know what 4K is
Love my Note 9 too. Nothing has convinced me that I need to upgrade, probably wont until the battery fails
same
Same here, but when the battery fails, I am going to have the battery replaced.
Its just no compromises
@@HeadPack I'm thinking the same thing. The Note 9 is awesome and super reliable. Still giving me excellent battery life (I'm talking at least 4 days on a charge), the camera takes excellent pictures and the display is still very impressive in quality. Plus no hole punch (I don't do selfies so a useless feature to me anyway) and I use the headphone jack on a daily basis. The newer Notes didn't even slightly tempt me to upgrade.
same, possibly the most well rounded phone ever made
5:33 and here i am am.. droping my note10+ just ONCE from an aprox. 1m height and now the screen is shattered, touchscreen is inoperable (except when using the S-Pen) and 60% of it (from the crack down) is just black when turned off or white when screen is on.
I like Tmobile OnePlus Mclaren edition. It has a motorized camera and 90hz display at QHD. It sometimes overheats on longer GPS roadtrips.
I bought the 512 Note9 6 months ago and love it. You did great by keeping yours instead of using the newer ones :)
*_You should buy one......Or should you?_* *_*Vsause music Intensifies*_*
soo d*mn true
That's actually funny 😂😂
:)
“Side bezels to small and a obnoxious dot thing” LOL
When did small bezels (giving you more screen) become a bad thing ? As always it's much better to have a smaller screen so your front facing camera doen't show?