**The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Clone: A Review**
In this article, we will review the $100 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 clone, a device that has been making waves in the tech community. We will delve into its features, quality, and overall value to help you decide if it's worth considering.
As soon as I picked up the clone, I was struck by its resemblance to the original Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The design is almost identical, with the same sleek and premium feel that comes with owning a top-of-the-line smartphone. However, upon closer inspection, some notable differences became apparent. For instance, on the right-hand side of the device, they have placed the power button in a similar location as the original Note 9. Additionally, the SIM card slot is also located in the same spot, but the volume buttons are not present, and there's also a Bixby button.
The Bixby button, which was a notable feature on the original Note 9, has been replicated on this clone. However, what caught my attention was when I pressed the Bixby button, it launched fake Bixby. This is an impressive feat, as it shows that the manufacturer has gone to great lengths to make this convincing. It's crazy to think about how much effort and resources have been invested into creating a device that so closely mimics its original counterpart.
Moving on to other features of the clone, we have a headphone jack located at the bottom, along with a USB type C port, which is relatively low in terms of quality compared to the original Note 9. The speaker is present but not particularly impressive. However, one notable feature that has been preserved from the original device is the S-Pen. On the clone, however, it's just a standard pen that looks like it was made out of metal. The button doesn't even press, and there's no feedback at all.
To test the S-Pen, I pulled it out and tried to draw on the screen with it. Unfortunately, it was quite laggy, and I couldn't achieve a masterpiece using this fake S-Pen. This is definitely something to look out for when considering purchasing this clone.
Another feature that caught my attention was the fingerprint scanner. On the original Note 9, swiping down from the home button would unlock the device in seconds. However, on this clone, I had to push it a few times before it registered my fingerprints. When I tried it with another finger, it didn't work at all. While the fingerprint scanner does appear to work, its responsiveness is lacking compared to the original Note 9.
In conclusion, while this $100 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 clone has made some impressive efforts to replicate the features of its original counterpart, there are still some notable differences that set it apart. The quality, particularly in terms of the S-Pen and fingerprint scanner, leaves a lot to be desired. Moreover, with some research and vigilance, you can avoid falling prey to scams that attempt to sell you this device for inflated prices.
**The Verdict**
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**Disclaimer**
If someone comes up to you and says that you want to buy my Note 9 for like $300, then know there's something fishy because this thing retails at $1000, and nobody is going to really sell you it for that cheap. Watch out and don't get scammed. Thanks for watching, this is Saf on SuperSaf Tv, I'll see you next time.
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- What's up, guys?Saf here on SuperSaf TV, andin this video we're going to becomparing the original$1000 Samsung Galaxy Note 9to a $100 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 clone.Now why we do this video,well I personally knowa few people who have either got scammedor almost got scammed witha clone because clonesare getting better and better these days.We're going to make sure thatdoesn't happen to you guys,and I'm going to be showingyou what to look out forif somebody does try to sell you a clone.So let's get straight to it.Alright first looking atthe boxes you notice thatthere's quite a big differenceand that is because Samsunghas changed up the boxof the Note 9 this year.If we compare the Note 9clone box to the Note 8you can see that it's very, very similar,but because this designhas been changed upthat's a clear flag straight away.This is what the Note 9 boxlooks like, you've got theS-Pen here at the front,but no doubt the clone boxeswill copy this as well going forward.But there are a few thingsthat you can tell on the boxeven if they do copy this new design.First is the feel, you've gota very nice smooth feel hereon the official Note 9 box, on this cloneit just kind of feelslike any other paper.Also the back they've actuallydone a pretty good jobof all, trying to copyeverything, but the fontis slightly off, it's notgenerally the font thatSamsung would use, thatmight not be as noticeable.Right, now getting intothe boxes themselves,the inner box is reallygood, I have to say.It's got the Samsung logo inthe middle and you might befooled that this is the official thing.However when you do open itup, you're presented withthe phone straight away on the clone.On the official Note 9 we'vegot this sort of pack thathas the user manuals as wellas the SIM card injector tool.Now having a look inside the boxes,once again they havetried to replicate things,but here, not much of agood job has been made.The earphones are completelyoff of course with the Note 9,where you get the AKG headphones.The USB type C cable isblack, on here it's justa standard white cable,but also the power brickthat you get with the Note 9 is black,but the one that we get here is white,although it still saysadaptive fast charging.They have tried to replicatesome of the older models.The official Note 9 also comeswith a few additional bits,so we've got some adapters,we've got some ear tips,we've also got this tool whichis going to be used to changethe nibs on the S-Pen, andwe've also got some spare nibs.These are things that you're not going tobe getting on the clone.So that's the box, but ifsomebody's trying to sell youa fake Note 9, they maynot have it in the box,they might just have thedevice to sell, they might saythat they lost the box or something,so let's have a look at the devices now.Now looking at the back you can see thatthey've replicated things really well.The camera placement,the fingerprint scanner,as well as the logo on it,in very similar positions.But we've got this texthere at the bottom,we do have some FCC informationhere at the bottom of the Note 9.This is something that youmay not get in the U.S.,but in the U.K., in the E.U.,there is still a requirementto have this so that'sthe reason why it's here.But it stands out somuch more on this clone,it doesn't just kind of blend in,it's just not light likeit is on the official one.And although this bluecolor might be slightly off,there is the black version of this clonewhich we also have here, andbecause black is just blackit might be difficult totell the black version apartfrom the midnight blackversion of the Note 9.But again these labels do kindof give it away a little bit.And it looks like they triedto replicate the glass backbut I'm not sure if thisis glass, it kind of feelslike plastic so it might just be plasticwith a finish to make it look like glass.Moving on to the front,this is kind of wherewe're going to really be ableto tell the difference betweenthese, and the first thingI can see is that we alsohave an always on display on the clone,which is quite surprising,they have really triedto replicate this, but the original Note 9has a curved display.Now this is something that'snot easy to replicate,it's a signature design of Samsung,having those new curved displays.Now if you look on the clone,they have tried to curveit in slightly, but itcurves no where near thatof the original Note 9.Also if you run your thumbacross the side of the Note 9it's kind of seamless, you canfeel where the screen ends,but it's very smooth feeling,whereas on the clone it'sdefinitely not as smooth, it's a lot,lot more rough in comparison.Now looking at the displays,this is where you're reallygoing to be able to tell themapart, because Samsung doesmake some of the best displays,and the Note 9 is currentlythe best display on the marketaccording to DisplayMate.And that is because it'sa super amylate display,it's very vibrant and sharp.This is definitely not thecase with the clone Note 9.However the vessels are pretty impressiveon the clone Note 9, they're not as smallas the original Note 9,but they are pretty smallcompared to something likethe iPhone 8 and 8Plus.I'm surprised they've managedto do this at this pricepoint.The wallpaper as well is thesame wallpaper that we've goton the S9, it's not whatwe've got on the Note 9.This of course may be updatedwith time with the new clones.And generally when you movearound, things just are notas smooth as you would find on the Note 9,and that is of coursebecause this is not runningthe latest and greatestinternals, like the Note 9 is.And a good way to findthis out, if you can,is to run a Geekbench test.Now as soon as you open Geekbench 4,the first thing you'll noticeis that the first clusterhas focals at zero gigahertz,so that's obviously kind offishy, and this is not the caseon the original, but they havekind of masked a few thingsso it says model, SamsungN9 600, which is obviouslynot the case here on the clone,but they have been able tomatch that, if youactually manage to run theGeekbench 4 test, you'll noticethe difference in scores,look at that, it's absolutely crazy.It also took a very longtime for the test to runhere on the clone, of coursethat is because the internalsare really inferiorcompared to the Note 9.You can scroll down and a fewdifferent blanks are here,memory, you've only got underone gigabyte of REM on here,whereas the Note 9 doescome with six as a base.Some of these things they canmask, but generally speaking,the overall score they'renot going to be able to mask,that is definitelysomething to look out for.Now the cameras, of courseyou're going to have majorcameras on this clone,and you can notice thisas soon as you open it, theauto-focus is really bad.You only have this singleworking camera on here,the interface is quite abit different compared towhat we've got in the Note9, you're not going to havethings like the light focusmode, super slow mode,which you'll be able tosee as soon as you open thecamera app on the Note 9.In terms of quality, of course,you can just test it out.You should pretty easily beable to tell that the qualityon the clone is notgoing to be anywhere nearthat of the official Note 9.Now having a look around,on the right hand sidethey do have the power in a similar place.They've got the SIM cardpretty in a similar place too.But the volume buttons, andthere's also a Bixby button,so they've gone as faras having a Bixby button.So let's see what happens whenwe press the Bixby button.And, it launches fake Bixby.That's amazing.It's crazy that they'veactually gone to the lengths ofmaking a fake Bixby, to makethis convincing, that's insane.The bottom, we do have aheadphone jack, and then we've gota USB type C import, whichis really low on the clone.We've got a speaker, and thenof course we've got the S-pen.Now, on the official Note 9,you have to kind of push theS-Pen in, and it's going to come out.On this clone, you can't actually do that.You need some nails, and youneed to kind of pull it out.And the difference is massive.Now the S-Pen on the Note 9is one of the key features.It's got a clicky back, andit's also got bluetooth enabled.On this clone, it's just astandard pen, it looks likeit's made out of metal, thebutton doesn't actually press,I can't feel it pressing,so that's definitely fake.Does it actually work?Yes, it does work, butit's not responsive at all.Let's try the same in here on this, yeah.I mean, you're going tonotice that straight away.If you pull out the S-Pen,and you try to draw on it,it's pretty laggy, and you'renot going to be able to geta masterpiece on hereusing this fake S-Pen.Definitely something to look out for.Now we're just going to testout if the fingerprint scanneractually works on this clone,I'm kind of scared to putmy fingerprints on this, I'm going touse my little pinky finger.The fingerprint setterprocess is pretty different,it's super quick on the Note9, you just have to swipe down,on this clone you have tokind of push it a few times.Alright, so I've just put itin now, let's see if this workson the device.Alright, it did work, I meanit wasn't that responsivebut it did work, let's try that again.Okay that does work,I'm going to try it withanother finger on my hand,nope, that doesn't work.Interesting, so the fingerprintscanner actually workson this clone, which is prettysurprising I have to say.They have gone to a lot ofeffort to make it convincing.But, that's about itreally, that is the $100Samsung Galaxy Note 9clone, versus the originalSamsung Galaxy Note 9.I've got to say that they aregetting better and better,these clones, this is a $100clone, I don't know maybe therewould be like $300 clones,which will be even moreconvincing than this one.So definitely watch out forthese, don't waste your moneyon something like this,make sure nobody scams you,definitely look out for thethings that I mentioned,the bugs on the deviceitself, and always rememberif it sounds too good to betrue, then it probably is.I'm not sure where I stolethat line from, but anyway,you guys get the gist, ifsomebody comes up to you and saysthat hey, you want to buymy Note 9 for like $300,then, know there's somethingfishy because this thingretails at $1000, and nobodyis going to really sellyou it for that cheap, so watchout and don't get scammed.What do you guys thinkof these Note 9 clones?Do you think they'regetting better and better?Definitely drop me a commentbelow and let me know.I hope you enjoyed thisvideo and found it useful,if you did then do hit thatthumbs up button for me.If you haven't already,then be sure to subscribeto receive notifications,we've got a lots more contentcoming up on here.Thanks for watching, thisis Saf on SuperSaf Tv,I'll see you next time.(chill music)\n"
