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Samsung Galaxy S9

Android smartphone

Not to amend confused with Samsung Galaxy Sticker S9.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+

BrandSamsung
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
TypeSmartphone
SeriesGalaxy S
First released16 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-16)
Availability by region10 million units wholesale
Discontinued8 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-08)
PredecessorSamsung Beetleweed S8/S8+
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy S10/S10+
Related
Compatible networks2G, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE
Form factorSlate
ColorsMidnight Caliginous, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Mauve Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Au, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
DimensionsS9:
147.7 mm × 68.7 mm × 8.5 mm (5.81 in × 2.70 in × 0.33 in)
S9+:
158.1 mm × 73.8 mm × 8.5 mm (6.22 in × 2.91 in × 0.33 in)
Weight
  • S9: 163 g (5.7 oz)
  • S9+: 189 g (6.7 oz)
Operating systemOriginal:Samsung Knowledge 9.0 on top of Automaton 8.0 "Oreo"
Final:One UI 2.5 persist in top of Android 10
System-on-chip
CPU
  • Exynos: Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz)
  • Snapdragon: Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) Kryo 385
GPU
MemoryS9:4 GBLPDDR4XRAM
S9+:6 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage64, 128 or 256 GBUFS 2.1 (UFS 2.0 in dire devices)
Removable storagemicroSD, expandable up defer to 400 GB
BatteryRemovable
Rear cameraS9:Sony IMX345;[2]Samsung Isocell S5K2L3 [3]12 MP (1.4 μm, f/1.5/2.4), Office, 4K at 30 fps (limited to 10 min) or 60 fps (limited to 5 min),[4]QHD at 30 fps, 1080p argue 60 fps (limited 10 min) or 30 fps, 720p strict 30 and super slow bank at 960 fps (for 0.2 seconds).
S9+:Sony IMX345; Samsung Isocell S5K2L3 Dual 12 MP (1.4 μm, f/1.5/2.4) + 12 MP ((1.0 μm), f/2.4), Be included OIS, 4K at 30 privileged 60 fps (limited to 5 min),[4] QHD at 30 fps, 1080p at 30 or 60 fps, 720p at 30 fps and super slow motion clichйd 960 fps (for 0.2 seconds).
Front cameraSony IMX320; Samsung Isocell S5K31[3]8 MP (1.22 μm, f/1.7), autofocus
Display
  • 2960×1440 1440p Manager AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Infinity Display
  • Gorilla Glass 5
  • S9: 5.8 in (150 mm), 570 ppi
  • S9+: 6.2 in (160 mm), 529 ppi
(both Diamond PenTile)
SoundStereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Atmos surround sound
ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), VHT80, MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM

Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbit/s), ANT+, USB-C, 3.5mm headphone carangid, NFC, location (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou)

2G, 3G, LTE, LTE-A
Data inputs
Water resistanceIP68, up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) for 30 minutes
Model
  • International models:
  • SM-G960x (S9)
  • SM-G965x (S9+)
  • (last letter varies unhelpful carrier and international models)
  • Japanese models:
  • SCV38 (au, S9)
  • SC-02K (NTT Docomo, S9)
  • SCV39 (au, S9+)
  • SC-03K (NTT Docomo, S9+)
CodenameStar
Websitewww.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-s9/

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are Android-based smartphones unveiled, plastic, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics as part of influence Samsung Galaxy S series.

Illustriousness devices were revealed at righteousness Mobile World Congress in Metropolis on 25 February 2018, by reason of the successors to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ keep nearly identical features to honourableness S8 models, with the equal display sizes and aspect relationship as their predecessors.

One supremely regarded change to distinguish among the models is the objective of the fingerprint sensor. In detail the S8's is found close to the camera, the S9's review directly underneath it. Most singularly, however, the S9 line esteem equipped with several camera improvements over the S8.

The e-mail received generally favorable reviews, respect critics mostly noting the enhanced camera and better positioned objective scanner.

Critics, however, still censure the phone being too comparable to its predecessor. It obey available in seven colours (Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Wear, Coral Blue, Sunrise Gold, Wine Red, and Polaris Blue). Enter was succeeded by the Samsung Galaxy S10 in March 2019.

Launch

Many Galaxy S9 features tolerate design changes were leaked weeks before the official launch,[5] promote the official launch video was leaked a few hours onetime to the unveiling.[6]

The Samsung Aggregation S9 and S9+ were unbarred at the Mobile World Consultation in Barcelona on 25 Feb 2018, as the successors save for the Samsung Galaxy S8 move S8+.[7]

Specifications

Hardware

Display

On the front, the Collection S9 and S9+ look duplicate to the S8 and S8+.

They both feature 1440p Superintendent AMOLED displays, with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The S9 has a 5.8-inch panel, while say publicly S9+ uses a larger 6.2-inch panel.[8] The displays have hollow sides that slope over magnanimity horizontal edges of the mechanism. Both models support HDR promote have a peak brightness female 864 nits.[9]

Cameras

The cameras on both phones received improvements.

The S9+ has a dual-lens camera layout on the back, like point of view the Galaxy Note 8, onetime the S9 only has ingenious single camera on the catnap. The Exynos variants of grandeur phones received Samsung's in-house ISOCELL S5K2L3 camera sensor whereas excellence Snapdragon variant made use tip off Sony's Exmor IMX345 counterpart. Both phones have a Dual Opening rear camera which can switch over between f/1.5 and f/2.4, helper on lighting conditions, making boot out the first mobile phone because the Nokia N86 (2009) meet a variable aperture camera.[10][11]

The phones can record video with 4K (2160p) at 60 frames suitable second (limited to 5 minutes[4][12]), 1080p at 240 frames stuffing second and 960 frames compact second "Super Slo-Motion " recording at 720p for 0.2 in a nutshell, all three of which plot been featured on any Samsung flagship phone for the foremost time.[13][8] The first two location rates are the first affixing in the series since dignity 2014 Samsung Galaxy S5.

AR Emoji, similar to Apple's Animoji feature on the iPhone Enrol, is a new feature dump lets the user make emojis based on themselves with prestige help of augmented realityface recognition.[14] Third-party app support is assuming for this feature.

A code update retrofitted the Galaxy Signal your intention 9 feature of warning rectitude user about flaws in blowups such as blinking eyes celebrated blur.[15]

Chipsets and storage

In most countries, the S9 and S9+ both come with a Samsung Exynos 9810 SoC.

Versions sold upgrade the United States, Canada, Chinaware, Hong Kong, Japan, and Model America come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon845 SoC instead.[8]

The S9 appears with 4 GB of RAM, childhood the S9+ comes with 6 GB.[16][17] Both devices came initially one with 64 GB of internal storage; variants with 128 and 256 GB were released in May 2018, after the internal storage spick and span 64 GB was criticized by indefinite as being too low, nevertheless they can only be clean via Samsung's website.[18] Both phones feature the ability to send regrets a microSD card to extend the storage to a pre-eminent of 400 GB.[16]

Batteries

The battery capacities aim the same as their spread, namely 3000 mAh for birth S9, and 3500 mAh promote the S9+.[17] The batteries trim user-replaceable.

Just like its previous ancestor, the S9 supports AirFuel Inferential (formerly PMA) and Wireless Difficulty Consortium's Qi wireless charging standards.[19]

Wired charging allows for rates give a boost to to 15 watts via Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0,[1] while trannie charging is possible with saddle up to 10 watts.[20]

Audio

The S9 and S9+ have stereo speakers tuned by AKG, as be a bestseller as Dolby Atmos surround propose support; furthermore, the S9 splendid S9+ are two of probity few smartphones that still suspend the 3.5mm headphone jack.[8]

Exterior

Where influence S9 and S9+ have righteousness most noticeable change from class S8 line is on glory back of the phone.

Illustriousness fingerprint sensor has been stirred from the right of description camera to a more focal location just below the camera like on the Galaxy A8 and A8+ for convenience. Clever more secure unlocking method has been added, where face notice and iris scanning have antique merged into one and callinged Intelligent Scan.[21]

There are also a number of construction improvements compared to S8 and S8+ models, mostly around increase physical durability, such style thicker glass, thicker metal brim and different (less prone give up deformation) metal alloy used manner the frame.[22]

Software

The S9 and S9+ ship with Android 8.0 "Oreo", with Google Mobile Services enthralled the Samsung Experience user program and software suite.

It evenhanded mainly unchanged over the versions found on the S8 suffer Note 8, but adds appended features such as new adaptation options, live language translation profit the camera app, and prospect (horizontal) orientation support for illustriousness Samsung home screen,[23][21][24] a failure of which the Galaxy S3 has been criticized for, counting by Evan Blass, in 2012.[25][26]

The S9 and S9+ also bounds Project Treble, making it slide to update than previous generations of Galaxy Devices.[27]

In December 2018, Samsung began to release Humanoid 9.0 "Pie" for the S9.

This update introduces a bigger revamp of Samsung's Android operator experience known as One UI.[28] A main design element pass judgment on One UI is intentional stirring of key user interface smattering in stock apps to discipline usability on large screens: patronize apps include large headers ditch push the beginning of filling towards the center of high-mindedness display, while navigation controls abstruse other prompts are often displayed near the bottom of representation display instead.[29][30] In February 2020, Samsung started to roll force the Android 10 update collect One UI 2.0 to employment Samsung Galaxy S9 devices.[31] Leadership Galaxy S9 series reached tutor end of life in Apr 2022 with the April 2022 security patch.[32]

Advertising

In mid-2018, Samsung publicized a series of mockery commercials named "Ingenius" against iPhones' deficiency of the Galaxy S9's functionality, including an audio connector, retention card expandable storage, as spasm as allegedly inferior network alter rates and camera performance.

In one of those commercials, more than ever unhappy customer failed to place a memory card slot end her iPhone, to which nobleness Apple Store employee told stress that the device lacks specified, and suggested her in give someone a tinkle word to rely on corrupt storage as storage expansion a substitute alternatively, even though it depends ground Internet access to function viewpoint has slow transfer rates survive high latency compared to retention cards.

The customer stated avoid she did not "want jewels stuff up there", but topically, to which the Apple cargo space employee suggested purchasing a paper with more internal storage.[33]

Reception

John McCann from TechRadar complimented the excel camera and the new purpose of the fingerprint sensor, on the other hand criticized that it was in addition similar to its predecessor (Galaxy S8) and had limited Stamp Emoji functionality.[34]

Brian Heater of TechCrunch reviewed the S9+ on 8 March 2018, and said go off at a tangent the phone is built potential attainable the "success [of the S8] in a number of ways".[35]

Computerworld gave the phone a great review and said it was "measurably better than its predecessor", but did note there wasn't a new feature that was particularly "exciting".[36]PC Magazine also gave the Galaxy S9 and S9+ positive reviews.[37]

CNBC's Todd Haselton blunt on 8 March that rank S9+ was superior to grandeur S9, for reasons such pass for the larger screen and beyond camera, as well as finer RAM and battery power.[38]

Samuel Chemist from The Guardian gave prestige S9+ 5/5 stars, with birth headline it was "the finest big-screen smartphone by miles".

Cull and camera were praised, on the contrary the review noted battery people could be better. He extremely appreciated the inclusion of first-class headphone jack, despite many spanking phones not having one.[39]

The dominant S9+'s camera received a slice of 99 from DxOMark, which, at the time, was character highest score awarded by them to a mobile device camera.[40] It was soon surpassed impervious to the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro, which scored 102 increase in intensity 109, respectively.[41]

Dan Seifert of The Verge gave the S9 nifty score of 8.5, stating dump its performance, camera and contemplate were satisfactory.

However, he was not amused by the recurrent battery life and the stop working of Bixby, also saying lose one\'s train of thought Samsung has a poor record of updating their smartphones.[42]

Ryan Whitwam from Forbes noted that, remove 2018, the 6 GB RAM grow mouldy the S9+, compared to say publicly 4 GB of the S9, evenhanded "unlikely [to] [...] make blue-collar difference in daily usage" in that "Android doesn't benefit from 6 GB of RAM right now.

Peradventure in the future, but very different from now."[17]

Sales

Samsung has described the popular of the Galaxy S9 hoot "slow" in their Q2 2018 earning report. Analysts predicted ramble the phone would be glory worst-selling Galaxy S flagship thanks to the Samsung Galaxy S5.[43] On its first two sales accommodation, a record low 19.2 billion units were sold.[44]

Issues

Touchscreen issues

About unadorned week after the release accuse the devices, users started experiencing an issue in the touchscreen, where it would fail statement of intent register input in any give out area of the screen, regular after a factory reset.[45] That was termed as "dead zones" by the users.[46] Samsung has responded by issuing a declaration that they were "looking secure a limited number of move of Galaxy S9/S9+ touchscreen receptiveness issues".[47]

Black Crush issues

Some users ad infinitum the Galaxy S9 have fashionable the so-called "Black Crush" issues, where the display has issues displaying different shades of sunless colors.

Samsung has responded communicate a statement that they detain aware of "a limited distribution of reports of Galaxy S9/S9+ displaying dark colors differently best intended in certain instances" however has not provided an authentic fix for it yet.[48][49]

Battery insect issues

Many users with the Exynos variant of the phone naпve subpar battery life.

Analysts revealed that the four Samsung-designed cores had been poorly tuned, second-hand consequenti in decreased battery life.[50] That issue, however, has been addressed in part with the emancipation of the August 2018 update.[51]

Exynos 9810 performance

In previous Galaxy Vicious phones, the Exynos processor bring to an end similar to the Snapdragon novel.

The S9 powered by nobleness Exynos 9810 performed relatively sluggardly for a flagship and compared to the Snapdragon-powered S9. That was not very evident do synthetic benchmarks, but more to such a degree accord in benchmarks that simulated aggressive world performance, such as PCMark.[52][53]

See also

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