We finally got our hands on the retail version of the Galaxy Note9 and we’re as excited as we were the first time we laid hands on it.

The Aqua blue color is really special colorway, and paired with the yellow S-Pen, it’s one of the most unique combo in the market out there today.

Other brand colorways of note (see, what we did there) are Huawei’s Twilight or Oppo’s F9 gradient/diamond patterns.

Going back to the Note9, as this was a pre-order – we were treated to a bunch of freebies! We opted for the Galaxy Icon X, a mighty wireless earbuds option similar to Apple’s earpods. Reviews of it are great but battery life is quite poor.

As for the contents, we are treated with the usual fast charging adapter and cable, earphones tuned by AKG, manuals, warranty card and the sim ejector.

We’ll release a full unboxing video soon to show you all the box contents in detail and talk about each one but for now, here’s a gallery of the item boxes and phone itself for you to appreciate.