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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  • 13 Mar 2018

Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018To the Xperia fans here: Yes, the camera comparison on this... moretake your current phone which is probably a galaxy, set to 1/8s go to a somewhat dark place just to make it harder, keep steady and take the pic. no blur.

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    • AnonD-235919
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    • 13 Mar 2018

    AnonD-571933, 12 Mar 2018To get acceptable battery life you need always on off? Wtff... moreSo true. Its ridiculous.

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      • 13 Mar 2018

      I bought galaxy s, s2,s3,s4,s5,s6 edge, s6 edge plus,s7 edge,s8. The only phone I was happy with was the S7 edge. Now if S9's batterylife is so mediocre, its a big disappointment. Many other flagships come with great batterylife and its a big inconvenience to carry a powerbank all the time.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 13 Mar 2018

        Hayaan Mo Sila, 13 Mar 2018iPhone X at 1/4ss. Yeah it makes sense, any Apple is senseful.Apple and sense??? Those are very contradictory terms to be put together

          Anonymous, 12 Mar 2018You are quite deluded aren’t you ? Your quote says “Samsu... moreHahahaha deluded. You surely are uninformed or lack any form of common sense.
          Samsung only started making smartphones earlier than Sony, but Sony has been making mobile phones way before Samsung. Camera phones, to be exact.
          But when we talk about super slow motion, it is Sony. But since you're ignorant, you will just call me stupid, then find excuses like Samsung will do it better (it clearly doesn't).

          Who told you that I'm an expert? Oh wait, you assumed it. You are dreaming, I guess? Wake up! Your Samsung isn't the best, that is the reality. I don't remember saying that I'm an expert with Samsung. In fact, you even know more about Samsung than me, while I know more with Sony. The main difference is that I am open to other brands like Samsung. If you can't stop being sided with Samsung while bashing Sony, I guess this conversation will not lead to anything good.

            DarkJava, 13 Mar 20181/8 SS is a joke. The S9 is compared at 1/14.iPhone X at 1/4ss. Yeah it makes sense, any Apple is senseful.

              XtremE16, 10 Mar 2018Omg !!! Sony really improved motion eye camera for low lig... more1/8 SS is a joke. The S9 is compared at 1/14.

                Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Nope S7E is the best. Apart from the camera in everythin... moreYeah...no. I don't know what fantasy world you're stuck in but I'm not getting an S7 over and S9. This is coming from an S7 user.

                  Peter UK, 10 Mar 2018Wait... With newest chipset that was supposed to be so much... moreThe new chipset was supposed to be much more powerful, which is evident from the amazing single core score.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 13 Mar 2018

                    Noidea, 12 Mar 2018Well its funny to see people complaining about the same des... moreIt is not the best design. It uses a bezel in place of notch making the screen smaller.

                    If it had a notch the notification would be a couple of lines higher.

                    Samsung's design is ancient, thankfully not many are following it.

                    Samsung is a very conservative and a very bad company. Each year her flagship sales are worst than the last. People are waking up, only hardcore fans still followmthismconservative company.

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                      • AnonD-637110
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                      • 13 Mar 2018

                      Well that settles it. It's back to Apple for me after S4, S5, S7 Edge and S8. Ordered by level of hate: Bloatware, no optical zoom, back of the phone looks cheap, edges are overdone and result in accidental input, impossibility to remap Bixby button is straight arrogant, sub-par display compared to iPhone X.

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                        • 12 Mar 2018

                        I was going to buy one. The 9+. But with no IR blaster it's a no go!

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 12 Mar 2018

                          I stopped reading after the battery test....

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                            • 12 Mar 2018

                            Well its funny to see people complaining about the same design as the S8. Infinity Display is a new trend for Samsung and S8 is the 1st to get 18.5:9 screen. And guess what? It is the best design in mobile world. We as a customer just about to get used of it so why need to change the design so sudden? U guys as a Samsung fan should feel glad that the S9 didnt come with the notch.lol.

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                              • 12 Mar 2018

                              The objective Guy, 12 Mar 2018Ohh well....iPhones have not been forgettable even if they ... moreFor the record. I'm at 65% with moderate usage right now on the S9. And the battery isnt even settled down yet. This from a 7am start and its 4pm.

                                never seattle, 12 Mar 2018This S9 phone going to be forgettable in next few months fo... moreOhh well....iPhones have not been forgettable even if they have recycled most of their design for the last 3 years. I don't applaud Samsung's effort here,however they refined the S8 formula, just like S7 refined S6 formula, and did very well relevancy and sales wise

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 12 Mar 2018

                                  Buy the S8+ instead, I know I will do it. The S8+ will be great value for money, the S9/S9+ makes me fall asleep, no animatronicemoji or f.2.4 aperture will change my mind!

                                    Kaloyan, 11 Mar 2018No, the first page doesn't mention what's good, it says 'sp... moreSo it is on the last page now? OK, thanks.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 12 Mar 2018

                                      Hayaan Mo Sila, 12 Mar 2018Any phone records videos with a specific fps. Clearly your ... moreYou are quite deluded aren’t you ? Your quote says “Samsung only had it first because they made smartphones earlier than Sony.” So, simply, that means Sony copied Samsung with fps video…hahaha
                                      You have only tried Samsung 960fps one single time and claim to be an Expert…hahaha…leave it to the real professionals please. You are only embarrassing yourself here.

                                      Slow-mo videos 960fps from gsmarena… https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s9-review-1734p8.php

                                      Xperia phones had a steep learning curve for hitting the button at the right time. We missed a lot of balloon pops, and it took us numerous attempts across a few days until we got the know-how.
                                      Samsung captures the action automatically.
                                      The phone begins the slow-mo sequence automatically thanks to a new clever AI algorithm, and you don't have to learn how and when to turn it on. And that's not just PR talk - we tried it, and we didn't miss a single balloon pop out of 20 or so takes. How about that?!
                                      There is an option for manual triggering also.

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                                        • 12 Mar 2018

                                        Battery Life are just exactly same as 2015 Samsung A7 , you will facing 24% battery life at 4pm .