Battery life?
I have a note 8, Korean edition, so it has a chipset that isnt of the usa, but the battery is same capacity, and the battery life, like most battery lives of droids, expires relatively quickly in my opinion with the screen on. I am always envious of iphones, they seem to last longer.
I highly suggest a portable fast-charging battery, it does wonders. Samsung sells a 5100 maH battery that's perfect.
Screen protectors are the absolute pits. All of them on Amazon have false 5-star reviews, all lessen the touch-ability.
In Japan they make excellent protectors. If you can get one from there I would.