Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ at a special event in Barcelona today. As confirmed by numerous leaks prior to the official announcement, the new devices mostly retain the same design language of its predecessors. The most noticeable design changes are at the back of the devices in the form of a repositioned fingerprint reader and a dual camera exclusive to the Galaxy S9+.
Galaxy S9 and S9+ bring major camera improvements
The Galaxy S9 series focuses mainly on camera improvements along with the usual incremental spec upgrades. The new cameras come equipped with a Super Speed Dual Pixel sensor that can combine up to 12 frames into one high-quality image. The Galaxy S9 series also boasts a dual aperture lens for improved low-light performance, Super Slow-mo video capabilities, and AR-powered Emoji.
The new devices have stereo speakers tuned by AKG and support Dalby Atmos surround sound. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are the first devices to come with the new SmartThings app that was announced at the CES 2018 in January. Samsung’s AI assistant Bixby is also improved with new AR tricks and live translation features.
As expected, the new devices also come with the usual spec upgrades. If you're interested, you can find the official specifications of the S9 and S9+ in the table below. You can also check our hands-on impression of the new Galaxy flagships here. For more details on these phones' specs, check out our devices section.
Update: We've added Samsung's official image showing off the Galaxy S9's specs.
| Galaxy S9 | Galaxy S9+ | ||
| OS | Android 8 (Oreo) | ||
| Display | 5.8-inch Quad HD + Curved Super AMOLED, 18.5:9, (529ppi) | 6.2-inch Quad HD + Curved Super AMOLED, 18.5:97, 8 (570ppi) | |
| Body | 147.7mm x 68.7mm x 8.5mm, 163g, IP68 | 158.1mm x 73.8mm x 8.5mm, 189g, IP689 | |
| Camera | Rear: Super Speed Dual Pixel 12MP AF sensor with OIS (F1.5/F2.4)
Front: 8MP AF (F1.7) |
Rear: Dual Camera with Dual OIS
Wide-angle: Super Speed Dual Pixel 12MP AF sensor (F1.5/F2.4) Telephoto: 12MP AF sensor (F2.4) Front: 8MP AF (F1.7) |
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| AP | 10nm, 64-bit, Octa-core processor (2.7 GHz Quad + 1.7 GHz Quad)
10nm, 64-bit, Octa-core processor (2.8 GHz Quad + 1.7 GHz Quad) |
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| Memory | 4GB RAM
64GB/128GB/256GB + Micro SD Slot (upto 400 GB) |
6GB RAM
64GB/128GB/256GB + Micro SD Slot (upto 400GB)11 |
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| SIM Card | Single SIM: Nano SIM
Dual SIM (Hybrid SIM): Nano SIM + Nano SIM or MicroSD slot |
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| Battery | 3,000mAh | 3,500mAh | |
| Fast Wired Charging compatible with QC 2.0
Fast Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA |
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| Network | Enhanced 4X4 MIMO / CA, LAA, LTE Cat.18 | ||
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM, Bluetooth® v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT+, USB type-C, NFC, Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou) | ||
| Payment | NFC, MST | ||
| Sensors | Iris sensor, Pressure sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint sensor, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, HR sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Light sensor | ||
| Authentication | Lock type: pattern, PIN, password
Biometric lock type: iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, face recognition, Intelligent Scan: multimodal biometric authentication with iris scanning and face recognition |
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| 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 |
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| Video | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | ||
