Samsung Galaxy S series denotes flagship smartphones by Samsung that capture the imagination of the users and brings in the latest in mobile technologies with every new launch. We have been using the Samsung Galaxy S9 for over two months now and not a single day passes by when we are not awe-ed by the phone’s features and performance. Both Galaxy S9 and S9+ phones have the cult leader status. Both have the iconic curved display (aka infinity display) which is a pure viewing delight. Tall screens, rear finger print scanners and AMOLED displays are the pinnacle of glory for two phones.
Personally being an owner of Galaxy S3, looking at the Dandelion featured in S9 marketing images revived my emotional link with the S series. Samsung has focused the marketing of S9 around the Camera, showing low-light shots and Super Slo-mo feature. While there is lot more to the phone than just the camera. Samsung has used Android Oreo’s capabilities along with the superb hardware of S9 to render features like AR emoji (similar to Apple’s Animoji), Live Translation, Face unlock, screen-sharing, etc. Th Galaxy S9 is a Dual SIM phone.
BODY: The dimensions of 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm and weight of 163 grams continue the legacy of the predecessor Galaxy S8. The phone has both front and rear Gorilla Glass 5 protection and has an Aluminium Frame. And is IP68 certified for both Dust and Water resistance upto 1.5 meters for upto 30 minutes. The company has listened closely to feedback from Galaxy S8 users and moved the finger print sensor to a more reachable place, under the Camera. Reaching the Sensor next to the camera was stretch considering the tall built of S8. The response speed of the finger print sensor is very fast.
The design language is based on the idea that users get to “See More. Hold Less.” and same is pronounced in the wide edge-to-edge display while phone can be held with easy. And the pixel density of ~570ppi makes viewing a bliss.
DISPLAY: The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a 5.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen lashing out 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. Which is exactly simila rot Galaxy S8, yet way ahead of the completition like Apple iPhone X which dwindles with a meager 1125 x 2436 pixels and ~458 ppi pixel density. The curved AMOLED displays which is a pure viewing pleasure for the user. Screen is secured by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 tech which protects the screen from scratches and provides fall resistance to a certain extent. The screen-to-body ratio is maintained at ~83.6%.
Also worth noticing is that the phone does not have Notch design, rather the Top Bezel is fully packed with: earpiece, Selfie Camera, Sensors and LED notification blinker. The ‘Always-on’ display feature is a thumbs-up feature! Also, like other Samsung flagship phones, users have the option to setup custom themes using the Samsung Themes App. The Samsung Bixby is catching up fast with Google Assistant which still is a market leader. The Super Slo-mo captures shot by the Galaxy S9 camera can be used as screensavers, an owner’s delight.
UNDER THE HOOD: The Galaxy S9 runs on Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) for phones supplied in North America and China, tad higher than the S8. The processor is fitted on a Exynos Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU. This combination is completely in sync with all components and delivers fastest of performances.
Samsung DeX feature allows to use the Galaxy S9 screen as a toughpad when you connect the phone onto the DeX Pad which is further connected to a monitor screen. The phone turns into a Desktop and all the phone data can be accessed on the connected screen.
MEMORY: Galaxy S9 is still one of the few phones left in the market that support expandable memory option (upto 400 GB). And whats more is that all the images and videos shot on the Galaxy S9 get free unlimited Google Photos backup.
The phone has 4 GB RAM and comes with multiple internal memory options of 64/128/256 GB. It handles multi-tasking well.
CAMERA: This Dual Aperture Camera is Gem in the jewel called Galaxy S9 Phone. The phone comes with a 12 MP Dual Aperture Camera which is also a Dual Pixel PDAF. Dual Aperture supports F1.5 and F2.4 modes. Phase detection, autofocus features also include Optical Image Stabilizer. Yes! All this and the diligent Camera software does show hard work of Samsung Team.
Dual Apertures ensure adequate light capture in varied situations. The category-defining Dual Aperture adapts to bright light and super low light automatically. Another feature called the Super Slow-mo showcases the capture power of the Galaxy S9 camera with captures at mind boggling 960 frames per second. You can set up Slow-mo captures as your lock-screen too. Feature called the “Live Focus” works towards delivering great portrait images. The Camera App also allows background lights to be converted into custom shapes.
Emoji is a new trend which has been pitching item during iOS launches. Sasung Galaxy S9 does have the AR Emoji feature that lets users create their own Emoji and even allows them to capture animated videos of themselves. The Camera App also comes with Google Goggles like of an option that identifies the objects and looks them up on the internet in parallel to show live data on-screen.
The front camera has an iris sensor too. So when in low light, the iris sensor kicks in nd users get an unadulterated face unlock experience.
BATTERY: The Samsung Galaxy S9 comes with wireless charging and it is quite fast. The Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery lasts upto a day. Usage consisted of : Office and personal Mails, WhatsApp, Facebook, 1 hr talktime, 1.5 hrs HD video playback on LTE network.
SOUND: Perhaps the best sound experience certified by Dolby Atmos with speakers tuned by AKG. AKG, one of the oldest and established name in sound date back t 1947 when they come out with their first microphone. Now AKG is part of th eHarman International Group, another established name in Sound industry.
The phone delivers a Theater-like audio. And as Samsung puts it, it is 1.4x more powerful than previous Galaxy phones.
The package also contains Earphones tuned by AKG which augment the speaker experience directly into your ears. The earphones have an 11Φ Woofer and 8Φ Tweeter which gives out crisp audio. Moreover the ergonomic design f the earphones allows them to sink into your ear canal pretty easily.
The phone comes in three colors: Midnight Black, Lilac Purple and Coral Blue.
The phone has Carrier Aggregation Technology that maximizes the power of 4G to get a maximum internet speed of upto 250Mbps. Meaning, you get 2.5 times faster streaming and quicker downloads, compared to other smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a head-turner and has all the right ingredients required to be a flagship phone in 2018. The amazing display, powerful processor and unique dual aperture dual pixel Camera make up the S9 the most desirable phone of 2018.
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