Samsung Galaxy Note 9: the electronic pen is transformed into a remote control

Samsung Galaxy Note 9: the electronic pen is transformed into a remote control

The new 'smartphone' of the South Korean brand reconverts its S Pen into a remote control with bluetooth to take photos or play music

Samsung wants to continue fighting the throne of high-end phones to Apple's iPhone. The somewhat disappointing sales of its Galaxy S9, its latest flagship terminal , reported in the second quarter of this year, have taken it away from that coveted podium.

That is why the South Korean manufacturer has thrown the house out the window for the presentation of its new Galaxy Note 9, the mobile brand of the house that incorporates an electronic pencil (S Pen) as a hallmark, and with which it wants to continue beating with his American rival in the exclusive club of smartphones of 1,000 euros. A quick definition of the new smartphone Note 9 is that it is a much more powerful S9, with an improved camera and an electronic pen converted into a remote control

The South Korean brand knows that staying at the top demands a double effort. It is the manufacturer that has more mobile phones in the world but it is already on the heels of Huawei, who has just overtaken Apple in second place. However, the brand of the apple is still by far the most profitable (some say the only). Get sell your iPhones more expensive than any other mobile of any competitor, even if it has less benefits.


It surpassed the $ 1,000 barrier with the basic version of its iPhone X and is no longer going to be downloaded from there. And Samsung has to attend to both fronts: it is forced to continue selling many mid-range terminals to battle Chinese brands such as Huawei or Xiaomi, but at the same time it can not neglect the high-end catwalk in the that Apple reigns. Your Note 9 is not going to lag behind in prices The 512 GB version costs 1,259 euros.

It is no wonder that he has chosen New York for the parade and presentation of his new flagship, the Galaxy Note 9. The improvement of the S Pen stylus is the most important new feature of the new Note 9 with respect to its predecessor Note 8, presented one year.


 The terminal has bluetooth to its iconic pencil so that it can be transformed at will with the configuration menu in a remote control for PowerPoint presentations, viewing videos, taking pictures, image gallery, or music player .

For example, pressing the pencil button for more than two seconds opens the camera; with a click a photo is taken; with double click, you change to the selfies camera. In a presentation or in the player, with one click you can go to the next image or song and with two to the previous one.

It's just a combination because click-rate commands can be changed in the S Pen settings. In addition, the autonomy is assured because it is enough to put it in the smartphone for 30 seconds to work for 40 minutes or 200 clicks



Note 9 also increases memory, capacity and processing speed, thanks to a new liquid cooling system that dissipates heat from circuits at full capacity. Although the Note 8 has definitively ended the problem of the explosive batteries of the Note 7, its successor goes a step further with this system that dissipates the heat three times faster.

The battery goes from the 3,300 Note 8 to 4,000 mhA Note 9, which ensures 24 hours of autonomy to full operation, according to the brand. It also brings fast and wireless charging to please the avid users who are always thinking that their battery will run out as soon as they leave the house. In addition, Samsung has also introduced a dual wireless charger, with a surface for the phone, and another, smaller, for a smart watch.