Samsung just announced Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones at its Unpacked 2018 event at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The highlight of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ is its camera, and this time it features a 12-megapixel rear camera with variable aperture tech that uses f/1.5 aperture for low light photography and f/2.4 aperture for shots in bright daylight. The S9 features a single camera module while the S9+ features a dual camera module where the secondary camera is a Telephoto lens for bokeh effect similar to Galaxy Note 8.
Samsung Galaxy S9 specifications:
- 5.8-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 processor with Mali G72MP18 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM | 64GB/128GB/256GB storage (expandable memory with microSD)
- Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 12MP Dual Pixel rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.4-f/1.5 variable aperture
- 8MP autofocus front-facing camera with wide-angle lens, f/1.7 aperture
- Water and dust resistant (IP68) | Stereo speakers tuned by AKG | Dolby Atmos
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5 (LE up to 2Mbps), GPS with GLONASS, USB 3.1, NFC, MST
- 3000mAh battery with fast Charging
Samsung Galaxy S9+ specifications:
- S9+ – 6.2-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 processor with Mali G72MP18 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM | 64GB/128GB/256GB storage (expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD)
- Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 12MP primary rear camera with f/2.4-f/1.5 variable aperture, LED Flash, 960fps super slo-mo, 12MP secondary rear camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 8MP autofocus front-facing camera with wide-angle lens, f/1.7 aperture
- Water and dust resistant (IP68) | Stereo speakers tuned by AKG | Dolby Atmos
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5 (LE up to 2Mbps), GPS with GLONASS, USB 3.1, NFC, MST
- 3500mAh battery with fast Charging
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ come in Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue and Lilac Purple color variants and are priced at $719.99 and $839.99 respectively and will be available starting March 16, 2018.
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