Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ now official

Samsung has officially announced its latest flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+. The Galaxy S9 takes off from the same design of the Galaxy S8 and improved on it.

The pair still followed the same 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch Infinity Display although with a slightly higher screen-to-body ratio of 84.2% (S9) and 83.2% (S9+).

One noticeable cosmetic changes that Samsung made with the Galaxy S9 is the re-positioning of the fingerprint scanner at the back. It’s now below the camera instead of beside it, an issue many reviewers pointed out earlier.

A new processor, the Samsung Exynos 9810, now powers the Galaxy S9/S9+ with options for 4GB or 6GB of RAM (S9+) and 64GB, 128GB or 256GB (S9+) storage options.

Samsung Galaxy S9 specs:
5.8-inch WQHD+ 18.5:9 Super AMOLED display, 568ppi 84.2% STB
Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back)
Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core
4 x 2.7GHz Custom CPU + 4 x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A55
Mali G72-MP18 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
64GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
Dual hybrid nano-SIM card and microSD card
4G LTE Cat. 18 6CA 1.2Gbps
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
NFC
Iris scanner
Fingerprint scanner
GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual-tone, dual-LED flash
2160p@30fps video recording, Slow-mo 960fps @ 720p (0.2 secs)
8MP f/1.7 AF front-facing camera
IP68 dust and water-resistance
Dual AKG speakers, Dolby ATMOS
Android 8.0 with Samsung Experience 9
Bixby Vision 2.0
3,000 Li-Po battery
USB Type-C Fast Charge, Wireless Charging
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5mm (dimensions)
168 grams (weight)
Midnight Black, Lilac Purple

Samsung Galaxy S9+ specs:
6.2-inch WQHD+ 18.5:9 Super AMOLED display, 531ppi 83.2% STB
Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back)
Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core
4 x 2.7GHz Custom CPU + 4 x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A55
Mali G72-MP18 GPU
6GB LPDDR4 RAM
64GB, 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
Dual hybrid nano-SIM card and microSD card
4G LTE Cat. 18 6CA 1.2Gbps
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
NFC
Iris scanner
Fingerprint scanner
GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, 2x optical zoom, telephoto
12MP f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, wide-angle
Dual-tone, dual-LED flash
2160p@30fps video recording, Slow-mo 960fps @ 720p (0.2 secs)
8MP f/1.7 AF front-facing camera
IP68 dust and water-resistance
Dual AKG speakers, Dolby ATMOS
Android 8.0 with Samsung Experience 9
Bixby Vision 2.0
3,500 Li-Po battery
USB Type-C Fast Charge, Wireless Charging
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5mm (dimensions)
189 grams (weight)
Midnight Black, Lilac Purple, Coral Blue

Also worth noting that even if the internal battery of the Galaxy S9/S9+ are the same, the devices are now a bit thicker (8.5mm vs 8.0mm/8.1mm) and heavier (168g/189g vs. 155g/173g) than their predecessors.

Samsung is scheduled to launch the Galaxy S9/S9+ in the Philippine this March 9 with a public release on March 16.

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