Everything we know about the Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Ice Universe mentioned a "Crown UX," which suggests the Galaxy Note 9 might come with a brand-new skin, which Samsung uses to differentiate its smartphones from other Android devices.

It's not clear if the Crown UX will be a major overhaul of the current Experience UX skin that Samsung uses on the Galaxy S9. The Galaxy Note skins are usually a little different to Galaxy S skins to accommodate features designed around the S-Pen stylus.

Samsung said in an interview (with itself in its own newsroom blog) that it's looking to improve the S-Pen in the Galaxy Note 9. The company didn't go into specifics, which is unfortunate as we'd expect improvements in any new model.

One of the Galaxy Note 9's highlights will apparently include its camera, according to Ice Universe. Rumors surrounding the Galaxy Note 9's camera are scant, and we're pretty much expecting a similar dual-lens setup like the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S9 with perhaps some minor tweaks and improvements.

Samsung already told ZDNet that it'll probably introduce a new and improved version of Bixby with the Galaxy Note 9. The improvements include a more natural-sounding voice for the Bixby voice assistant itself, more availability on other smart devices like TVs, appliances, and smart speakers. We hope it'll come with a lot more improvements, as Bixby is currently lagging far behind Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant when it comes to overall usefulness.

The overall consensus among rumor mongers is that Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 9 earlier in the year than it did the Galaxy Note 8 last year.

The Investor suggests we'll see the Galaxy Note 9 in July or August. The Galaxy Note 8 was announced in late August, so a July or August announcement for the Galaxy Note 9 wouldn't be that much earlier.