Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 will be massive, both in size and storage upgrades. But perhaps the biggest news of all has just broken…

Bloomberg’s ever-reliable Mark Gurman has confirmed an exclusive I broke last month: for the first time in its history, Samsung will upgrade its flagship cameras twice in one year.

Citing “people familiar with the matter”, Gurman states the upgraded Galaxy Note 9 camera will be a “highlight” of Samsung’s ‘Unpacked’ launch in New York. Something the report also states has now been pinned to August 9th - a date which represents a slight delay due to last minute design changes.

But the real talking point is the camera.

The Galaxy S9 launched with much fanfare thanks to its ‘dual aperture’ camera, an industry-first on a mass-market smartphone. For all the hype, however, it did not top DxOMark’s controversial ratings and my testing confirmed Google’s Pixel 2 still reigns supreme. Of course, the Galaxy S9 still has an excellent camera so it’s a radical move to upgrade again, but it shows how important cutting edge camera performance has become to smartphone sales.

There’s just one potential problem.

In my exclusive last month, I stated Samsung would only upgrade the Galaxy Note 9 front camera, not the rear. This makes sense because, remarkably, the Galaxy S9 uses the year-old Galaxy S8 front module (which was disappointing even in 2017) and leads to predictably awful results.

If I’m right this means Samsung won’t technically be upgrading its camera technology twice in one year, it’s only upgrading last year’s front module.

Then again, Bloomberg might be right. Gurman has a great track record and Samsung needs to give the Galaxy Note 9 a Wow Factor after so many of its headline features were cancelled and moved to the company’s 10th-anniversary flagship. A second generation dual aperture main camera would also send a powerful message right before Apple unveils its all-new iPhone range and current camera champ Google rolls out the controversial Pixel 3.

So Samsung, the message is clear: Do It!

By: DocMemory
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