In addition, the Galaxy Note 9 is powered by a Snapdragon 845 with 8GB of RAM, an old, but still capable, chipset. No one will confuse the Galaxy Note 9 with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, though ...

It's been a rough year for S Pen fans, and unless they stay vocal, it's unlikely to get a whole lot better over time.

According to Brar, Samsung may be dropping the Ultra moniker to return the Note naming convention. Samsung hasn't released a Galaxy Note device since the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra.