SAMSUNG GALAXY S9

SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 SMARTPHONE REVIEW

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Description

SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 SPECIFICATIONS

Additional information

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

 
CDMA 800 / 1900 – USA

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – Global, USA

 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – USA

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – Global

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 – USA

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launched

Body

Body
Dimensions
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)

Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10

Size
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display

Platform

Platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5

Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China

CPU
Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEAOcta-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China

GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEAAdreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China

Memory

Memory
Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only

Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Rear Camera

Memory
Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only

Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Front Camera

Main Camera
Single
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)

Sound

Selfie camera
Dual
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video
1440p@30fps

Communications

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Features

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)

USB
USB Type-C 3.1

Battery & Power

Features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

 ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Miscellaneous

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)

Charging
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)

Test Benchmark

Misc
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue

Models
SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K

SAR
0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    

Price
About 370 EUR

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Additional information
Network

Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

 
CDMA 800 / 1900 – USA

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – Global, USA

 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – USA

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – Global

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 – USA

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launched

Body

Body
Dimensions
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)

Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10

Size
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display

Platform

Platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5

Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China

CPU
Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEAOcta-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China

GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEAAdreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China

Memory

Memory
Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only

Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Rear Camera

Memory
Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only

Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Front Camera

Main Camera
Single
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)

Sound

Selfie camera
Dual
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video
1440p@30fps

Communications

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Features

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)

USB
USB Type-C 3.1

Battery & Power

Features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

 ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Miscellaneous

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)

Charging
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)

Test Benchmark

Misc
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue

Models
SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K

SAR
0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    

Price
About 370 EUR

Network

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 – SM-G998U1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – SM-G998B
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – SM-G998U1
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – SM-G998B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Released

Announced 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body

Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display

Platform

OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) – USA/China
CPU Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – International
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) – USA/China
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 – International
Adreno 660 – USA/China

Storage

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
  UFS 3.1

Rear Camera

Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Front Camera

Single 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Audio

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Communications

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery & Power

Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

Miscellaneous

Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
Price € 800.00 / $ 368.99 / £ 820.39 / C$ 2,955.00 / Rp 18,999,000

Durability Test

Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 114h

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
4, 17

Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE

Body

Launch
Announced
2012, January

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions

Weight

SIM
Micro-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED

Size
4.65 inches, 59.6 cm2

Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~316 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

 TouchWiz UI

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz

Rear Camera

Main Camera
Single
8 MP, AF

Features
LED flash

Video
1080p@30fps

Front Camera

Selfie camera
Single
2 MP

Video

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Communications

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP, aptX

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS

NFC
Yes

USB
microUSB 2.0

Features

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

 MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion battery

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Black

SAR
0.43 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.30 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 430 EUR

Network

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 – USA
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – International
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Released

Announced 2022, February 09
Status Available. Released 2022, February 25

Body

Dimensions 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 228 g / 229 g (mmWave) (8.04 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)
Size 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels (~500 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Always-on display

Platform

OS Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 2200 (4 nm) – Europe
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) – ROW
CPU Octa-core (1×2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) – Europe
Octa-core (1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) – ROW
GPU Xclipse 920 – Europe
Adreno 730 – ROW

Storage

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
UFS 3.1

Rear Camera

Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Front Camera

Single 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Audio

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Communications

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery & Power

Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 45W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

Miscellaneous

Colors Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green, Graphite, Red, Sky Blue, Bora Purple
Models SM-S908B, SM-S908B/DS, SM-S908U, SM-S908U1, SM-S908W, SM-S908N, SM-S9080, SM-S908E, SM-S908E/DS
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.05 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
Price € 929.00 / $ 649.99 / £ 819.00 / C$ 1,042.50 / ₹ 90,300

Durability Test

Performance AnTuTu: 968359 (v9)
GeekBench: 3657 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 37fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 108h