Samsung Galaxy S9 review

09 March 2018
It's true what they say - you don't fix what's not broken. And that's what Samsung did for the Galaxy S9 - it didn't change what was already great, it just tweaked specs wherever possible. And it has worked out just fine for them.

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  • 10 Mar 2018

Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Where did you get 1/15s from? Of course it is possible to g... moreUm I can do 0.5 second. Not always though. And usually better for scenes. Sometimes even 1 second shutter. Though definitely better on scenes if I get it. I have even on occasion gotten longer shutters but definitely not consistently.
0.5 though usually as long as it's scenery or very still subjects. I just hate that you can't adjust the exposure at that point and that toy can't still use hdr in manual mode.

    Whackcar, 10 Mar 2018S9 is not worth an upgrade from S8. It might be a decent up... moreS8 to s9 I agree for the avarage users. But for techies that can utilise the true power of the platform is noticable.
    And S7 to S9 is a HUGE leap. It's not just "might be good". It's a whole different world from S7 to S9. (Few reasons why is the adjusting to the fact there are no more "physical buttons" and that you can position them however you like (and thanks to some mods in XDAdevelopers, tweak their appearance too, heck, even standard apps from GPS can be used to mod, second is the new FP placement, more comfortably placed than the 8, yes, the Iris/face scanner, [do you have a face scanner in S7? The answer is nope when it comes to security] and the absulutely gorgeous stereo speakers)

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      • 10 Mar 2018

      Jed Cutler, 10 Mar 2018Yeah I'll keep my U11+ :)It is U11 Life , the midrange... Android One
      Not the flagship...

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        • 10 Mar 2018

        Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Twice a day means bad battery sir..Not when you are using it non stop all day. Just about any phone needs to be charged then. But some only once more

          Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=... moreYeah I'll keep my U11+ :)

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            • 10 Mar 2018

            Hayaan Mo Sila, 10 Mar 2018That's why Endurance Rating doesn't always tell everything.... moreTwice a day means bad battery sir..

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              • 10 Mar 2018

              The S9 is the best smartphone ever.Waiting for the Note 9.

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                • 10 Mar 2018

                Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Where did you get 1/15s from? Of course it is possible to g... moreThe 1/8s was for Sony. Not Samsung.
                XZ2 has 25mm.
                S9 has 26mm.

                Hard to take fake bokeh with wide lens.

                But Sony's Background Defocus requires the person to be half yard or less from camera.

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                  • 10 Mar 2018

                  Hayaan Mo Sila, 10 Mar 20181/8s isn't far off from 1/15s. And it is possible to take ... moreWhere did you get 1/15s from? Of course it is possible to get sharp images at 1/8s but you can't do it consistently. The focal length of the phone is around 28 mm (35 mm equivalent), and to get sharp images the shutter speed must be faster than 1/28 s (1/focal length, google for this rule if you are familiar with it). You won't want to use 1/8 s shutter speed for portrait shots. It's too slow for your hand and the subject.

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                    • 10 Mar 2018

                    Whackcar, 10 Mar 2018S9 is not worth an upgrade from S8. It might be a decent up... more¿¡
                    No way!

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                      • 10 Mar 2018

                      Xz2 is better for me

                        Hayaan Mo Sila, 10 Mar 2018It only indicates that they didn't fully optimize the archi... moreYep. I agree here. Thanks. ^^

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                          Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Maybe improve your understanding of English before you comment?I would suggest you to improve logical prowess and then comment!

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                            • 10 Mar 2018

                            https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=8885&idPhone2=8858&idPhone3=7821


                            Good light scene, choose Spongebob..

                            Even U11 Life and S7 outperform iphone X. I knew it was just cheap marketing..

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                              • 10 Mar 2018

                              Small bezel = tiny sensor = shitty selfie / bad quality video calls

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                                • 10 Mar 2018

                                AnonD-481725, 10 Mar 2018This is not what i actually said, it gives you a tripod sym... moreSame hardware but different software.

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                                  • 10 Mar 2018

                                  Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Tell me why XZ1 has ISO 800 under same conditions? For... moreBecause XZ1 is not XZ2. Sony obviously improved their camera software. Duh....

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                                    AnonD-258449, 10 Mar 2018Wao what a logic that Xperia uses lower Shutter speeds that... moreMaybe improve your understanding of English before you comment?

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                                      • 10 Mar 2018

                                      Samsung phone looks good. That's the only thing. Samsung seems very incompetent on software dept. They cannot give timely update or even security patch. This is huge negative. I switched from iPhone 6s to note 8. Note 8 is having Dec security patch and android 7. It's not acceptable for a 1000$ phone. Looking forward for pixel 3 or next version of iphone. Not to mention Samsung makes cheap duplicate apps like it's own app store. In stead of making such duplicate apps they should consider developing current android. And give timely update.

                                        S9 is not worth an upgrade from S8. It might be a decent upgrade from S7 though.