Samsung recently unveiled it’s latest flagships ‘Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+’ at the mobile world congress during the Samsung unpacked event in Spain. Although there are no serious talking points as regards the design. It retained almost the same look as its predecessor, although the fingerprint sensor was reseated on the rear and is more comfortable for use unlike in Galaxy S8.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ still have so many outstanding features that drive it up to standards.The camera improvements, it has more color and graphics, water resisting feature are just enough to get users into a phone store as soon as they are available. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is sized at 5.8 inches and the S9+ at 6.2. They come with nice processors and storage as well.
How do Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ compare to the iPhone X?
iPhone X is definitely going to be facing some well-deserved head to head comparison with Samsung S9 for obvious reasons. Both devices use OLED as screen technology and both have great camera strength.
But here’s where they differ;
Design
Apple’s 5.8 inched iPhone X was a completely a new design and was beautifully crafted as well. The Samsung galaxy S9 / S9+ came with a familiar look and are slightly larger; sized at 5.8 inches and 6.2 inches respectively.
Water / Dust Resistance
Samsung’s two new flagships are IP68 certified. Meaning it can be submerged up to 1.5 meters deep for up to 30 minutes. iPhone X is only IP67 certified. Meaning it can be submerged up to 1 meter deep in water for up to 30 minutes.
Power
Samsung Galaxy S9 carries a 4GB RAM and S9+ has a 6GB RAM embedded inside with either an octa-core Exynos 9810 chipset with four cores clocked at 2.7GHZ and running at 1.7GHZ or an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset with a similarly fast core.
The chipset you get is depending on where you are; the Snapdragon in the U.S and Exynos in other places. The iPhone X comes behind with a 3GB RAM.
There’s also this outstanding camera with a single lens which can switch between two different apertures. It also has optical image stabilization(IOS) just like the iPhone to keep photos blur-free. Samsung’s S9 / S9+ also has a slow-motion shooting ability.
The 3.5mm audio jack is kept alive in this device instead of the wireless method iPhone has adopted. S9 also has something similar to Apple’s Animoji. Its called AR Emoji, letting you create an emoji of your face and have it mimic your face though It’s front-facing camera.
How much will this device cost??
We know the Galaxy S9 price should be around £739, $719.99, or AU$1,199. Chances are there would be a drop in price after some time. Launch prices dont tend to last forever. The simple truth remains that The Samsung galaxy S9 price could sound huge, but it would definitely be worth the price.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Device Full Specifications
| Galaxy S9 | Galaxy S9+ | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | LTE |
| Sim | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
| Body | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) | 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple |
| Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5
– HDR10 compliant |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
– HDR10 compliant |
| OS And Hardware | ||
| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa – EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 – USA & China |
Exynos 9810 Octa – EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 – USA & China |
| Processor | 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 |
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 |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA & China |
Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA & China |
| Memory | ||
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only |
| Internal | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| RAM | 4GB | 6GB |
| 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 | Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6″, 1 µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video, and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video, and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec |
| Secondary | 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6″, 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR | 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6″, 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |
| Multimedia | ||
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) – To be confirmed | FM radio (USA & Canada only) – To be confirmed |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes
– 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Yes
– 32-bit/384kHz audio |
| Connectivity | ||
| WIFI | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | YES | YES |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Other Features | ||
| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5
– Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) |
HTML5
– Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) – MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player |
| Battery and Power | ||
| Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh) |
Conclusion
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ might not have been much of an upgrade over the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ like would expect, but they’re certainly a worthy successors to last year’s model. The S9 goes for About 840 EUR while S9+ is About 990 EUR. This prices are on the high side for now but should reduce hopefully. Samsung generally delivers a quality so you can be rest assured that your money isn’t going for nothing.
