The New Samsung Galaxy S9
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus phones have been unveiled in Barcelona.
The S9+ is only a little more distinct from the S8+. It now features two camera lenses on its rear, providing different fields of view and allowing photo backgrounds to be digitally blurred.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is available in three colour schemes: Lilac Purple (which is a new), Midnight Black and Coral Blue.
In terms of specs, the Galaxy S9+ has an extra two gigabytes of RAM over the regular S9, which is different from last year’s models. And, obviously, the fingerprint sensors have been relocated to a much more sensible place on the back of the phone — below the now-vertical camera module.
Below are the specs,
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
|---|
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, February |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, March |
| BODY | Dimensions | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | |
| Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| – Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) – IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| DISPLAY | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| – 3D Touch (home button only) – Always-on display |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa – EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 – USA & China |
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| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA & China |
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| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA & China |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5″, 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| Secondary | 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| – 32-bit/384kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) – Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) – Qi wireless charging – ANT+ support – Bixby natural language commands and dictation – MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document editor |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh) |
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| MISC | Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | About 840 EUR |
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