Smartphones generally do not get to spend sufficient time with their owners. They are quickly discarded with the launch of new models that have better specs. However, we are today going to talk about Samsung Galaxy S9 which is an upgrade to the entire Samsung brand.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Review
Design and screen
The compact and perfect size of the smart phone makes it easy to wrap it with your fingers. The 5.8 smooth touch screens have curved edges and a beautiful power button on the right side. It has Bixby button located on the left words for controlling the smartphone in the best manner.
Samsung has not changed the basic designs of its smartphone since quite many years. Even, when you buy this particular modern, it’s almost the same as all the typical smart phone handsets are.
The bright and short screen gives you an immersive experience. The amoled screen has a resolution of 2960 X 1440 pixels.
Volume
Despite being comparatively smaller in size, the volume capacity is quite high. In fact, you have to reduce the volume to make it tolerable and civil. At the bottom of the smartphone, you would notice a tiny charging port, a speaker grill and a secluded headphone jack. It’s interesting to note that Samsung Galaxy S9 comes with stereo sound Technology and it Dolby atmos audio. The music would easily fill up your room and the camera is certainly a heart stealer.
Processor
Besides everything, the camera of the phone supports HDR 10 technology and we were happy to use the smartphone in low light area. Powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, the chipset of the smartphone all capable and set to thrill you up. The applications get quickly opened and you don’t have to tolerate any kind of nonsense while operating the heavy games and videos.
Camera
The Galaxy S9 camera comes with 2 X optical zoom and portrait Technology. Also, it gives you customized blurry pictures with wide angle camera lens. The Killing 12 megapixel camera gives wide aperture satisfying imageries. And most importantly, there was no noise in the any of the picture frame captured by the mobile. The sharp pictures were so beautifully clicked that no one can make out whether it is a Smartphone click or a DSLR one.
The smartphone comes with convenient Iris and fingerprint scanner for giving you the best security features. The embedded screen would not make you wait to recognize your fingerprint or iris.
The intelligent scan option has been revised with dramatic improvement in comparison to the previous iterations. Generally the phones do come up with security features but do not work as well as one plus and iPhone x series. However, Galaxy S9 is an upgraded smartphone in every aspect.
The camera and the internal feature it together that you shoot super slow motion videos. the whooping 960 FPS Technology makes it easy to do any kind of experiment with the camera.
Battery
The battery is 3000 MAH which varies according to the usage. The wireless charging makes the smart phone a convenient option to charge more than just once
Samsung Galaxy S9 Specifications
| Samsung Galaxy S9 | Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 5.8-inch Curved Super AMOLED 2,960 x 1,440 resolution (Quad HD+) 570 ppi 18.5:9 aspect ratio |
6.2-inch Curved Super AMOLED 2,960 x 1,440 resolution (Quad HD+) 529 ppi 18.5:9 aspect ratio |
| Processor | Global: 10 nm, 64-bit, octa-core Samsung Exynos 9810 (2.8 GHz quad + 1.7 GHz quad)
U.S.: 10nm, 64-bit, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
Global: 10 nm, 64-bit, octa-core Samsung Exynos 9810 (2.8 GHz quad + 1.7 GHz quad)
U.S.: 10nm, 64-bit, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G72 (Exynos) Adreno 630 (Snapdragon) |
ARM Mali-G72 (Exynos) Adreno 630 (Snapdragon) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB microSD expansion up to 400 GB |
64 GB microSD expansion up to 400 GB |
| Cameras | Rear: Super Speed Dual Pixel 12 MP AF sensor with OIS, f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures
Front: 8 MP AF sensor, f/1.7 aperture |
Rear: Dual camera with dual OIS Wide-angle: Super Speed Dual Pixel 12 MP AF sensor with OIS, f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures Telephoto: 12 MP AF sensor, f/2.4 apertureFront: 8 MP AF sensor, f/1.7 aperture |
| Battery | 3,000 mAh Non-removable Fast Wired Charging compatible with QC 2.0 Fast Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA |
3,500 mAh Non-removable Fast Wired Charging compatible with QC 2.0 Fast Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA |
| IP rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Network | Enhanced 4X4 MIMO / CA, LAA, LTE Cat. 18 | Enhanced 4X4 MIMO / CA, LAA, LTE Cat. 18 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz) VHT80 MU-MIMO 1024QAM Bluetooth v5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps) ANT+ USB Type-C NFC Location: GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz) VHT80 MU-MIMO 1024QAM Bluetooth v5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps) ANT+ USB Type-C NFC Location: GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou |
| Sensors | Iris Pressure Accelerometer Barometer Fingerprint Gyro Geomagnetic Hall HR Proximity RGB Light |
Iris Pressure Accelerometer Barometer Fingerprint Gyro Geomagnetic Hall HR Proximity RGB Light |
| Authentication | Lock type: pattern, PIN, password
Biometric lock type: iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, face recognition, Intelligent Scan |
Lock type: pattern, PIN, password
Biometric lock type: iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, face recognition, Intelligent Scan |
| Audio | Stereo speakers tuned by AKG, surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology
Audio playback format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF |
Stereo speakers tuned by AKG, surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology
Audio playback format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF |
| Video | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| Virtual reality | Gear VR with controller (SM-R325NZAXAR)
Google Daydream View |
Gear VR with controller (SM-R325NZAXAR)
Google Daydream View |
| Software | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Dimensions and weight | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm 163 g |
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm 189 g |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Titanium Grey | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Titanium Grey |