The Galaxy Note 9 is the reason seven years of software support matters
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The next time you wonder why you should keep a phone for seven years, think of the Galaxy Note 9
  • aluminium@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    Its not. I’m writing this on a Note 8 with Android 9. It can run 99% of Apps on the Playstore, has an up to date browser and even gets access to new features like Google Lens, Gemini or Quickshare. Would it be nice to have Android 14? Yes. Does it need Android 14? eh not really.

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Lack of phone support after 2 years has always pissed me off. There are almost always no limitations when it comes to the hardware. For me I like to average 4 years a phone and hope for 5-6 if I can. I, for one, can’t wait for this method to change.

    I also loved the Note 9, I always felt they put a lot into it due to the disaster that the Note 8 was. I also loved the 8, but of course a complete recall doesn’t look very good.

  • forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    I still have my note 9 in a drawer but moved on to a nest phone because the display started having issues, where it would get a green haze and slowly freeze and become unresponsive.

    Favorite phone though, also perfect size.