Less than a week is now left for the official announcement of Samsung Galaxy S9, and Galaxy S9+ which is happening on February 25 at the Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event. We already know a lot about both the smartphones but today, we have got every single detail including the official press renders, specifications and more.
Thanks to Roland Quandt and Evan Blass, we have got the official press renders of both the phones in every color and from every angle, confirming everything we know so far about the design. In this article, let’s talk about the full specifications as well as the design of both phones.
THIS IS THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S9
Starting off with the Samsung Galaxy S9, the phone has the same design from the front as last year’s Galaxy S8, but the bottom bezel is going to be slightly thinner as compared to last year. The display is curved from both sides, and this is something we have seen from the Galaxy S6 Edge. The volume rockers are present on the left side along with the dedicated button for Bixby assistant whereas the power button is on the right. There is a single rear camera with the fingerprint scanner below the camera lens which is not the best location for it but is surely better than what we saw last year on the S8 and Note 8.
Both the Samsung Galaxy S9 as well as the Galaxy S9+ have stereo speakers tuned by AKG so looks like the audio output will be much better than the previous generation.
Also, both phones have primary rear cameras with variable aperture, i.e., the aperture can change from f/1.5 to f/2.4 depending on the lighting. So, in low light, the aperture will shift to f/1.5 while f/2.4 in ample lighting. The rear camera can shoot 960 fps super slow-mo videos (The resolution isn’t yet confirmed but could be 1080p).
Not to forget that both the phones have 3.5mm headphone jack!
Lastly, here are the specifications of the Galaxy S9 –
- 5.8-inch Quad-HD+ Super AMOLED Display (2960x1440p)
- Snapdragon 845/Exynos 9810 Processor
- 4GB RAM + 64GB UFS 2.1 ROM
- Expandable storage up to 400GB
- 12MP rear camera with variable aperture (f/1.5 and f/2.4)
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture
- 3,000mAH battery with Fast Charging, Wireless Charging, and USB Type-C
- Iris Scanner, Face Recognition, and Fingerprint scanner
- Bluetooth 5.0
- IP68 Rating
- Stereo Speakers
- Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.0
- Color Options – Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple and Titanium Gray
THIS IS THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S9+
The Samsung Galaxy S9+, as the name indicates, is a bigger variant of the S9 but this time, the S9+ is coming with improved cameras as Samsung has added dual rear cameras. The screen is slightly larger than the S9 and rest of the differences include more RAM and bigger battery. Except that, everything is similar to that of the Galaxy S9.
Here are the Samsung Galaxy S9+ specifications –
- 6.2-inch Quad-HD+ Super AMOLED Display (2960x1440p)
- Snapdragon 845/Exynos 9810 Processor
- 6GB RAM + 64GB UFS 2.1 storage
- Expandable memory up to 400GB
- Dual rear cameras – 12MP primary with variable aperture (f/1.5 & f/2.4) and 12MP secondary with f/2.4 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture
- 3,500mAh battery with Fast Charging, Wireless Charging, and USB Type-C
- Iris Scanner, Face Recognition, and Fingerprint scanner
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.0
- Color Options – Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple and Titanium Gray
The launch is happening on February 25th, and the pre-orders will start the same day. The delivery will start later on March 8th. Well, that’s all about the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+. What are your views on both the phones, their design and the specs? Do let us know via the comments section.