Weekly poll: Samsung Galaxy S9 vs. S9+ sibling rivalry

11 March 2018
Together, the Galaxy S9 flagships was the fan favorite from last week's poll, now it's every S-phone for itself.

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Its all right... Instead of fuming around so much.. Note that s9 is small enough that probably 4gb is enough to use its contents to max.. For example you are more inclined to game on a larger s9+ rather than the small one.. And 4gb in itself is more than enough for regular use.. There was a difference between s7 and s7 edge.. As in the edge screen.. Will you guys have complained that if you needed the curved screen you needed to buy the larger phone? Its a spec choice.. 17 inch laptops have 2 hdd and 2 ssd bays, 15 inch ones make do with one each.. Blame physics

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    • Anonymous
    • 6uB
    • 11 Mar 2018

    Gsmarena, I choose the third choice, if don't mind.

      Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018There are better phones on both though... I mean why shoul... moreSimple. It provides the most powerful RAW SoC in the android Realm. I have an iPhone from work. And frankly. I hate it. (I need to work with it though. >.>) and as developer I know how to utilise the power it has. BUT ANYHOW. Back for the issue. I have it because it has everything I need.

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        • AnonD-708551
        • KSC
        • 11 Mar 2018

        Why do they have the plus at all? Just make 6" S9 and 6.4" Note9 should be enough.

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          • AnonD-739791
          • Y2P
          • 11 Mar 2018

          Samsung made a huge mistake. Last year, the S8+ only had two differences from the S8- battery size and screen size. If people bought the S8+ they would only get a bigger screen and that was it. While there was a larger battery in the S8+ it was because the phone was bigger all around and it wouldn't make sense to use small battery from S8 when there was more space to use in the phone.

          Now, they changed the definition of plus. Now S9+ has dual camera and more RAM than the "slower" S9. This is anti-consumer practice. Now if anyone buys S9, they will know it is automatically inferior to the S9+

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            • Anonymous
            • Dk3
            • 11 Mar 2018

            In short, tolerate a bigger, heavier phone, just so that you can get telephoto camera and bigger battery.

            I don't like it. We get flagships so we can get it all... Then why compromise?

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              • Anonymous
              • J8A
              • 11 Mar 2018

              There sizes is so similar that it makes S9+ much better choice.
              If Samsung Galaxy S9 was around 5 inches or let say smaller than 140 x 68 x 7.6 then I would say that there is really good difference in sizes that people should consider it, other than that, I don't think S9 has much of a chance in front of 9+

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                • AnonD-558092
                • r7b
                • 11 Mar 2018

                Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018where is no galaxy option ?? Samsung means - primitive an... moreThe question is "Which of the S9 or S9+ is better". "No" is not a valid answer

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                  • Kangal
                  • uCX
                  • 11 Mar 2018

                  The S9 gives a modest improvement over the S7 and S8.
                  However, the S9+ is much better for two reasons:
                  - firstly, it has a much larger battery and battery life
                  - secondly, the screen is a better size (around 5.7in relative to 16:9 ratio)

                  This is also the case with the iPhone Plus models.
                  And people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for those two improvements. The extra RAM and dual-camera's are merely bonuses. In fact, most people don't care about the S Pen either, so the Note8 and Note9 are moot-points.

                    Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018where is no galaxy option ?? Samsung means - primitive an... moresecurity update, well not anymore it's late on the s series. you said childish theme, but that's a mere preferences, no need to force it down other's throat. eventual-lags? well, not anymore bro

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                      • Anonymous
                      • w9x
                      • 11 Mar 2018

                      where is no galaxy option ??
                      Samsung means - primitive android, security update after 3/4 months, childish theme, and eventual-lags. So give option not to choose Samsung :-)

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                        • AnonD-404954
                        • Hk@
                        • 11 Mar 2018

                        Can make poll s9 vs iphone x

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                          • AnonD-694886
                          • K@h
                          • 11 Mar 2018

                          Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018There are better phones on both though... I mean why shoul... moreIt's the first S845 phone on the market, why are you even complaining?
                          (Yes it is still bad, but it's the early buyers' price)

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                            • AnonD-732843
                            • 0R8
                            • 11 Mar 2018

                            The GBP & EURO prices are plain exorbitant..wow..

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 6jq
                              • 11 Mar 2018

                              Kiyasuriin, 11 Mar 2018I value pocketability+Preformance so S9 for me (proud owner... moreThere are better phones on both though...
                              I mean why should one buy Samsung at this point is beyond me. Gone are the days that they repsented the bleeding edge. Now you have companies like Huawei, Xiaomi, even Apple for that ... it's sad but true. There is areversal going on.

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                                • AnonD-11164
                                • LaG
                                • 11 Mar 2018

                                Why the hell are they so much more expensive in the EU?

                                  I value pocketability+Preformance so S9 for me (proud owner of one. ^^)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 3bm
                                    • 11 Mar 2018

                                    Whackcar, 11 Mar 2018Both are meh. I'd say wait for Pixel 3/Pixel 3 XL. They wil... morePixel/Nexus was never the best phone and never will be. You cant have severly limited hardware, and only offer good camera and software. GTFO with that.

                                    S9 Plus is an marvel of art, only noobs think that is a slight upgrade, you got no idea.

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                                      • AnonD-558092
                                      • r7b
                                      • 11 Mar 2018

                                      Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018I like the 6GB of ram but the S9+ is just too big for comfo... moreOr any Galaxy Tab with LTE.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • nJA
                                        • 11 Mar 2018

                                        Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018No ,no one is waiting for another phone. No, no one is copy... moreCould you please learn english before trying to post long comments ?