Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ Launched


Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ have been launched at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona on Sunday. The new Samsung Galaxy S9 series smartphones feature improved cameras with variable aperture sensor on the primary rear camera and Galaxy S9+ supports dual rear camera setup. Other new features include face recognition, AR Emojis, Bixby Vision, AKG-tuned dual speakers, reduced bezels on the top and bottom and faster processors. Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ launch date is March 16 in select markets and pre-orders will begin in the US on March 2. The two handsets will be available in Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple and Titanium Grey colours.

Price

The Samsung Galaxy S9 price in the US starts at $719.99 (roughly Rs 46,600). Samsung Galaxy S9+ will be available at $839.99 (roughly Rs 54,400).


Specs

The Galaxy S9 & S9+ is powered by a 10nm 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 845 SoC and will be available in 64/128/256 GB storage options with support for up to 400 GB microSD cards with Android 8 Oreo experience out of the box and IP68 water & dust resistance. Connectivity options include Gigabit LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and 3.5mm headphone jack. Both phones have an 8-megapixel autofocus front camera f/1.7 sensor.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a 5.8-inch QHD+ Curved Super AMOLED 18.5:9 display, 4GB of RAM, 3000mAh battery and Super Speed Dual Pixel 12-megapixel autofocus f/1.5-f/2.4 sensor with OIS. It measures 147.7x68.7x8.5mm and weighs 163 grams.

Samsung Galaxy S9+ features a 6.2-inch QHD+ Curved Super AMOLED 18.5:9 display, 6GB of RAM, 3500mAh battery, a dual rear camera setup with dual OIS, a wide-angle lens with Super Speed Dual Pixel 12-megapixel autofocus f/1.5-f/2.4 sensor and a telephoto lens with 12-megapixel autofocus f/2.4 sensor. It measures 158.1x73.8x8.5mm and weighs 189 grams.

Samsung Galaxy S9 also supports the new Dex Pad. This new accessory lets users utilise the displays of the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8 as input devices for their connected Dex experience. The Galaxy S9 & S9+ can be transformed into a touchpad and touch keyboard when connected to a monitor and the Dex Pad. The Dex Pad comes with its own HDMI cable, wall charger and data cable.

Galaxy S9 & S9+ is the dual aperture setup on the primary rear camera sensor which is capable of shooting at f/2.4 when there's ample light but can switch to f/1.5 when the phone detects low-light conditions. This enables the Galaxy S9 & S9+ to capture 28 percent more light compared to the Galaxy S8 adding that a new multi-frame noise reduction feature results in up to 30 percent less noise compared to the previous flagship.

Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ camera is the super slow-mo camera. The phones are capable of recording 960 frames per second which means 0.2 seconds of footage is stretched out to 6 seconds when you are playing it back. Footage can be exported as a GIF or use it as an animated wallpaper on the phone.

Samsung's AR Emoji is meant to be a virtual avatar of sorts that lets you click a 3D picture of yourself and turn it into customised emoji. You get 18 different expressions/ emojis that can then be used via the keyboard app on the Galaxy S9 & S9+ in any app and be shared with other users irrespective of the phone they are using.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ (tuned by AKG Acoustics) with one downwards firing speaker and the earpiece doubling up as the other channel. Sound will be 1.4 times louder than the Galaxy S8. All this is backed by Dolby Atmos for surround sound with a toggle in Quick Settings enabling this enhancement for any kind of audio content.

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