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Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ now official

Written By Abe Olandres
Published • February 26th, 2018
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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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Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.