Samsung launches the Galaxy Note 9 in China for ~$1000

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Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 on August 9 at an event in New York City. It's now conducting launch events in key markets across the globe. These events are meant to generate buzz for the new handsets in the market and also confirm the pricing and availability details.

The company has officially launched the Galaxy Note 9 in China. The base model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage has been priced at 6,999 yuan which is just a hair above $1,000.

Galaxy Note 9 in China

Samsung has a lot riding on this smartphone in China. The company's performance in this key smartphone market hasn't been good in the past few years. Its market share has eroded and was even below 1 percent in the previous quarter.

The company promised a couple of months ago that it will focus more on the Chinese market and offer experiences and services with its devices that offer more value for money to the Chinese customer.

The Galaxy Note 9 is a bonafide flagship smartphone with its Snapdragon 845 processor and up to 8GB of RAM. Yes, it has an 8GB RAM variant which is also the first Galaxy Note handset to ship with 512GB of internal storage. Samsung is going to charge 8,999 yuan for the 8GB + 512GB Galaxy Note 9 variant which is around $1,295.

Samsung is going to release the Galaxy Note 9 in the United States and other markets on August 24. It will then gradually release the handset in additional markets after that. It's taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 9 in China currently and will release the handset on August 31.

Adnan Farooqui - Executive Editor

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First Samsung device: SGH-E900

Adnan Farooqui is a long-term writer at SamMobile. Based in Pakistan, his interests include technology, finance, Swiss watches and Formula 1. His tendency to write long posts betrays his inclination to being a man of few words.

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Samsung launches the Galaxy Note 9 in China for ~$1000

Galaxy Note 9 in China

Adnan Farooqui - Executive Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-E900

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