Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ hands-on review

25 February 2018
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are here, official, unwrapped, and we go in full hands-on mode. We might be sending off another UNPACKED event preceded by weeks of overwhelming leaks, but we are surely heading towards a new chapter in the smartphone photography.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 27 Feb 2018

Huon, 26 Feb 2018I don't like the way Samsung release their products feature... moreX. Ha ha. That 'x' has been rejected by the public, as a spyware public tracking, screen murdering eyesore. 'Bezells' , you can't even discuss them, as the company you put forward are an embarassment on that level, an industy joke, only swerving that deserved reputation, by thier " special" , relationship with the media, who, seem to have missed thier maaaaaaaaaaaaasive bezells in all of thier reviews forever, yet now make noise over last decade 'x' bezells. Samandroid ten years of......smaller bezells, 2003 video calls, bluetooth share, etc etc etc. 'x' screen lump bit out by shark, and only therefore 5.3" screen, Samsung make the best screen only for timcia to ruin it.

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    • AnonD-740391
    • LGr
    • 26 Feb 2018

    AnonD-740391, 26 Feb 2018Some sites shows galaxy s9 with Exynos with clock speeds at... morealso this , the official infographic for SPECS

    https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Galaxy-S9-S9-Spec-Comparison-Infographic_Main_1.jpg

      Why that old disease again!? S4 was S3 plus a little bit more, then S7 was S6 plus a bit more. Now S9 is S8 plus a bit more. And what is S9 in comparison to vivo X20 Plus UD, Xiaomi Mi 2s, or Note 8? – Nothing special badly overpriced. Samsung, you gotta do better!

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        • Anonymous
        • LaT
        • 26 Feb 2018

        Samsung got better focus.

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          • AnonD-740391
          • LGr
          • 26 Feb 2018

          Some sites shows galaxy s9 with Exynos with clock speeds at 2.8ghz, So who's wrong.

          They say that Snapdragon 845 has 2.8ghz clock speEd and the Exynos 9810 has the 2.7 clock speed.

          https://www.anandtech.com/show/12478/exynos-9810-handson-awkward-first-results

          so who's right?

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            • Anonymous
            • IsY
            • 26 Feb 2018

            Kiyasuriin, 26 Feb 2018name ONE phone from 2017 that has IR remote capabilities.Huawei Mate 10 PRO.

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              • Anonymous
              • LaT
              • 26 Feb 2018

              Samsung been holding is value better then Apple with same equipment price range phones. But still no in screen finger print reader.

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                • Usernameisnotwitty
                • HBI
                • 26 Feb 2018

                S9+ is for 3799 SAR ~1013$ and S9 for 3299 SAR ~880$. Both are 256Gb versions.

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                  • gan
                  • tTi
                  • 26 Feb 2018

                  viveksubhash, 26 Feb 2018Have u used it? when I decided to buy s8...I went to showroom and tested it almost one hour and I was not able to makeup my mind to buy it due to that curved screen and again I tested it fully one day when a relative of mine visited my home. There is too much false touch by your palm and images and videos are distorted at the curved edges. Also when you are reading an article or web pages, there is too much edge reflection of white background. Also screen is too much narrow for comfortable reading... also its horrible to watch 4:3 videos in its true format..One fall will break that curved screen...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • mY2
                    • 26 Feb 2018

                    gan, 26 Feb 2018till curved display with 18.5:9 I will never buy samsung fl... moreYou are totally right. Also don't forget about that curved edges distort the on-screen content, makes the screen more fragile and significantly increases the probability of accidental touches, with your palm and figers for example when playing games.

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                      • IV%
                      • 26 Feb 2018

                      Anonymous, 26 Feb 2018There are many differences 1. Although both are in 720p, s... more1.it not even official yet, and already argued about quality
                      2.can't argue there(since the initial argument is about the video being 720p instead of 1080p)
                      3.ofcourse it's a feature, especially for social media junkie

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                        • DLLM
                        • 5Mb
                        • 26 Feb 2018

                        Anonymous, 26 Feb 2018You should know one thing. More frequent updates=more bugs... moreApple has definitely dropped the balls with iOS 11, and thankfully, they are righting the ship with ios12. Pixels? Seems very stable with pure androids and I’d rather use the latest android on day one-ish than being 6+ months late (and only getting the 8.0 update, not even 8.1).

                          I don't see what everyone is so cranky about... S6 brought glass sandwich, s7 refined it and brought back the sd slot.. S8 brought an screen ratio, s9 rectified the fp position.. Its tick tock.. You need not buy a galaxy every year

                            gan, 26 Feb 2018till curved display with 18.5:9 I will never buy samsung fl... moreHave u used it?

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                              • tTi
                              • 26 Feb 2018

                              till curved display with 18.5:9 I will never buy samsung flagships....curved display are just waste in videos or photo viewing..and also horrible to use...the reflection at the curve edges are so worst in white background. I do not know how tech reviewers are praising these worst display.

                                Anonymous, 26 Feb 2018I wasn't talking about phones. I meant home appliances, TVs... moreI referred to phones. if I meant home appliances then I'd specify it.

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                                  • Citymaster
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                                  • 26 Feb 2018

                                  3000mah battery on S9 ? no way, I will wait for the next generation with better battery.

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                                    • fxR
                                    • 26 Feb 2018

                                    Huon, 26 Feb 2018I don't like the way Samsung release their products feature... moreSorry, but I can't really comprehend. What you just mentioned had all been done by other phones. Well but I am an iPhone X user.

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                                      • Huon
                                      • 2GX
                                      • 26 Feb 2018

                                      I don't like the way Samsung release their products feature in dribs and drabs for each model they release each year. The S9 should have a depth sensing camera, dual lens, 12MB front camera, and under the screen fingerprint sensor. it's not a complete phone to me as opposed to Iphone X. That's why I will still stay with Apple products. When Apple release new model, its features is just totally what people wanted...like IphoneX - bezeless screen, dual lens, small size but with big screen...depth sensing sensor.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mY2
                                        • 26 Feb 2018

                                        Kiyasuriin, 26 Feb 2018name ONE phone from 2017 that has IR remote capabilities.I wasn't talking about phones. I meant home appliances, TVs etc. I thought you menant them too.