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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  • Anonymous
  • PIu
  • 10 Mar 2018

The most under whelming batery life for 800 dolar phone in 2018.

Consumer pay soo much and they have to charge it twice a day !!!!
Come on samsung...??

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    • AnonD-481725
    • StN
    • 10 Mar 2018

    Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018No phone on auto goes 1/4s... 1/8 or faster... My xperia x can go 1s shutter speed if it detect no motion and it gives me tripod symbol.

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      • Vic
      • 35k
      • 10 Mar 2018

      Akalp, 10 Mar 2018just checked and no samsung is still better than XZ2, lot o... moreLots of noise in low light is a family disease of Sony phones. No exceptions.

        S8- 84h.
        S9- 78h.

        What samsung?! What?!

          Cassy O, 10 Mar 2018Disappointed with the battery life and Samsung please add ... moreIt's not lo power consumption SoC, actually it eats a lot of power & it's less efficient regarding both CPUs and GPU than it's predecessor and competition (from QC). Sustainable performance is much lower than benchmarked one.

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            • Anonymous
            • nJA
            • 10 Mar 2018

            Same here. Really disappointed with the battery life.

              Akalp, 10 Mar 2018just checked and no samsung is still better than XZ2, lot o... moreWhether having noise is good or not depends on the situation. In this case, the S9 takes cleaner but less details. The XZ2 has more noise but retained tons of details.
              I'm sorry to say, but the XZ2 clearly did better. Besides, a little bit of noise does add up some texture to life. A noise-free image feels like a fake or unrealistic photograph. I'm definitely a fan of both the S9 and XZ2, but the former's camera is not really as good as the XZ2's, we have to accept some things at times.
              Although I am impressed of what the S9 achieved with 1/14s shutter speed, 'cause the 1/8s shutter speed of the XZ2 is pretty long for non-blurry low light pictures.

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                • greg
                • 3ZH
                • 10 Mar 2018

                battery is drama, photos on a level of s8. Real improvement is loudspeaker and camera a bit.The rest doesnt deservs such a price hike.

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                  • jim
                  • qJ}
                  • 10 Mar 2018

                  some samples from the studio compare tool of the S9 vs XZ2 (via XDA) so you don't have to click around and can quickly see what people are talking about: https://imgur.com/a/Ml2c6

                    Disappointed with the battery life and Samsung please add some battery capacity, low power consumtion SoC is not enough!
                    The F/1.5 lens is really exceptional at low light.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • qJ}
                      • 10 Mar 2018

                      Panino Manino, 10 Mar 2018"1) the XZ2 has much better quality than the S9 in the low ... moreif the picture of the sony isnt soft or blurry, does it matter that it exposed for longer? its WAY sharper! its also not like if the S8 took a perfect pic in low light every time, and i doubt the S9 does either. which is fine.
                      if you compare XZ2 to XZ1 or XZP the XZ2 is also head and shoulders above these.

                      i'm very curious about the first real reviews of the XZ2 now and am not going to order the S9 until i see them

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                        • Karan3195
                        • KAc
                        • 10 Mar 2018

                        AnonD-553488, 10 Mar 2018Hi friends. I need some advice for my next phone. I have a ... moreWell 4 5 years is a lot. Today a phone should be upgraded after max 3 years of usage. The technology is rapidly changing, battery life and performance will surely degrade.
                        Take any past phone say galaxy s5 was a plastic phone and if u use it still it will be and outdated phone. Also most of the apps will be compatible and run smoothly with new phones. You get 2 years of major os upgrades with android phone and if u takw iphone. Iphone 6 also got latest update but the performance now is worst? Because the new os will need more powerful hardware.

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                          • Swsko
                          • Ndj
                          • 10 Mar 2018

                          Can you post more on audio with headphones?wow yhat battery is bad

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                            • Anonymous
                            • uIT
                            • 10 Mar 2018

                            It's nice that Samsung has made the camera flush with the back, especially with a /1.25" sensor. For Galaxy S10, I wouldn't mind the camera to be bulging a bit but equipped with an even bigger sensor - 1/2.0" or 1/1.8" would be nice. My suggestion to Samsung is to have dual camera on the S10 (not only the plus). Primary camera: 1/1.8" @ 28mm with variable aperture f1.5/f2.4. Secondary camera: 1/2.5" @ 50mm f2.0. More would be nice but given the constraints of physics on sharpness and size, these would be a good compromise. Pushing these specs into Note 9 would also be nice.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nps
                              • 10 Mar 2018

                              Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018 What da.... .batery endur only = 78 hours ?????? its ... moreNote Fan Edition battery life endurance is 68 hours.
                              Much lower than S9 and NOTE 7 !!!
                              SO...
                              S9 is not that bad.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nps
                                • 10 Mar 2018

                                Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018 What da.... .batery endur only = 78 hours ?????? its ... moreLOL...
                                HTC U11 was 73 hours ....
                                and was as expensive as s9 s8 when it came . lol

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PIu
                                  • 10 Mar 2018


                                  What da....

                                  .batery endur only = 78 hours ??????
                                  its a 800 dolar phone samsung!!!! come on!!!

                                  and not a 200 dolar phone...

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                                    • AnonD-710394
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                                    • 10 Mar 2018

                                    [deleted post]Me too ..haha

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                                      • Akalp
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                                      • 10 Mar 2018

                                      XtremE16, 10 Mar 2018Omg !!! Sony really improved motion eye camera for low lig... morejust checked and no samsung is still better than XZ2, lot of noise in XZ2 low light

                                        xXENDER FREAKXx, 10 Mar 2018Damn, that is impressive for Sony if u compare it with the ... moreI guess it's the new Qualcomm ISP that is co-developed with Sony that improved the image quality so vastly.

                                        But damn, 1/8s is pretty long. I guess it's the OIS that is missing, and causes it.