I've owned the note series since they came out, so while I say "best phones, ever" I have nothing to compare them to, but they've been soo good, every time, tha

I've owned the note series since they came out, so while I say "best phones, ever" I have nothing to compare them to, but they've been soo good, every time, that I've never even wanted to try an alternative. They've been SOLID, and when they've broken, it's been well within reason (on account of me being an idiot combined with hard tile on concrete being.. well, just that). I'm currently on the note 9, and it's just been so good that I've not had a reason to upgrade, it's still snappier than most phones I see around. They've also been very performant, the hardware and software always outliving the expected lifetime, the older ones are in service as various aux devices (even with their shattered screens and dead batteries).