Detailed Review Of Samsung Galaxy S9; Specifications features and Price
Samsung Galaxy S9 is one of the recent phones that has rocked the mobile communication world. This phone is built by the Samsung smart phone company.
While available in different versions for various countries, the Samsung Galaxy S9 was launched on the 9th of march 2018.
Prior to its launching, announcements were being made about this smart telecommunication device. This started around the 25th of February 2020.
Samsung galaxy s9 is among the very few Samsung smartphones with outstanding qualities, these qualities can be noticed in both the memory, camera and display of this smart phone.
Despite the fact that the Samsung company has gotten involved in the production of more recent smart phones, this smart device has continued to compete favorably amongst its counterparts.
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Features And Specifications Fully Outlined
Network
Technology– GSM/ HSPA/EVDO/CDMA/LTE
Speed– Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
4G Bands– Global _66, 41,40, 39, 38, 32, 32, 28, 26, 25, 25, 20, 19, 18, 17, 13, 12, 8, 7, 4, 2, 3, 2, 1
USA_ 71, 66, 46, 41, 40, 39, 38, 30, 29, 28, 26, 25, 20, 19, 18, 7, 14, 13, 12, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
3G bands– HSDPA 900 / 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – USA
2G Bands– SIM 1 $ 2 (dual SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
USA – CDMA 800 / 1900
Versions– G960F(global single sim and Europe), G960F/DS(Global Dual SIM and Europe version), G960U(USA), G9600(China, LATAM), G960W(Canada).
Display
Size– (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)-84.8 cm2, 5.8 inches
Protection– Corning Gorilla 5 Glass, 3d button always on display, only for home button
Resolution– (~570 ppi density)-18.5:9 ratio, 2960 x 1440 pixels
Type– HDR 10, Super AMOLED
Launch
Availability– presently available, released on 9th of march 2018
Announcement date– 25th February 2018
Platform
OS– One UI 2.1, Android Oreo 8.0 upgradable to Android version 10
CPU– Octa-core (385 Gold & 4×1.7, 4×2.8 GHz Kryo GHz Kryo 385 Silver) for USA/LATAM $ China
Octa-core (M3 & 4×1.8 GHz 4×2.7 GHz Mongoose Cortex-A55) for EMEA
Chipset– Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEA
Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 -China & USA/LATAM
GPU– EMEA_Mali-G72 MP18
Adreno 630 _ China, USA/LATAM
Body
Dimension– (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)- 8.5 mm x 68.7 x 147.7
Build– back & front glass (Gorilla Glass 5), frame ( aluminium Material)
Weight– (5.75 oz)-163G
SIM– Single SIM type(Nano SIM), Hybrid dual SIM (dual standby and nano SIM)
Protection/resistance– up to 30mins in 1.5m dust and water resistant
Battery
Type– Li- Ion Non-removable battery type
Capacity– 3000 mAh
Status– non-removable
Charging– 15W fast charging, 2.0 quick charge, wireless charging Qi/PMA – market dependent
Memory
Card slot– shared SIM slot for Micro SDXC( bdual SIM model only
Built-in memory/RAM– 4GB RAM/128GB, 4GB RAM/64GB, 4GBRAM/256GB, UFS2.1
Camera
Rear single camera– f/1.5-2.4, 1/2.55″, 12 MP, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS, 1.4µm, dual pixel
Video– 1080p@30/60/240fps, 4K@30/60fps, 720p@960fps, (30fps) gyro-EIS & OIS
Features– stereo sound rec., HDR, auto-HDR, LED flash, panorama
Dual selfie camera– f/1.7, 8 MP, AF, 1/3.6″, 25mm (wide), 1.22µm
2MP iris scanner dedicated camera
Video- 1440p@30fps
Features- Auto-HDR, Dual video call
Comms
Bluetooth– A2DP, LE, 5.0, aptX
NFC– Present
USB– type-C 3.1 USB
WLAN– Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot, dual-band
GPS– present with GLONAS, A-GPS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio– present for US and canada only- FM radio
Sound
3.3 mm jack– present
Loudspeaker– present, available stereo speakers
AKG Tuned
bit/384kHz audio
Features
Sensors– rear-mounted finger print, gyro, Iris scanner, proximity, barometer, compass, accelerometer, SpO2
ANT+
Bibxy natural language for commands and dictation, Visa and Master card verified for Samsung pay
MISC
Models– SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960X, SC-02K, SCV3
SAR EU– 1.18 W/kg (body), 0.36 W/kg (head)
Colors– Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold, Titanium Gray, Ice Blue, Burgundy Red
SAR– 0.96 W/kg (body), 0.63 W/kg (head)
Price– € 361.00, $ 220.99, £ 198.99
Tests
Display– contrast ratio: sunlight_4.630, Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker– Noise 74dB/ Ring 81dB / Voice 68dB
Battery life– 78h Endurance rating
Performance– GeekBench:(v4.4) 8830
AnTuTu: (v7) 250156
GFXBench: ES 3.1 onscreen 14fps
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