SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 PHONE
The new Samsung Galaxy S9 is an interesting beast. At first glance, it looks like it was barely updated on the 2017 Galaxy S8, but with a more intimate and logically placed fingerprint sensor, but are there more than just captured eyes here? The competition in 2018 could be clearer than ever.
Pros
- Fantastic display
- Feel good
- Many improved speakers
Cons
- Average battery life
- The double-sensor only on the Plus model
- Some stay with the Samsung software
Design
With the Galaxy S8 of last year, Samsung introduced a change in the design of the phone that was followed in the market. There was a large telescope on site that needed to be replaced by a larger screen that ran to the edges. It was a critical change in a market where phones began to feel exhausted. The Galaxy S9 retains this familiar overall look, which leaves little to be desired when you consider that a year later, the S8 remains one of the most fluid phones.
The S9 sees the thickness of the sheet above and below the screen decrease further. In addition, the fingerprint scanner has been moved to a more convenient location under the camera instead of being folded to the side. However, you always feel a bit small and there is a noticeable delay when you switch to the home screen.
The metal and glass housing retains its curved screen, IP68 seal and microSD card slot. The aluminum edge is reinforced and the coating of Gorilla Glass 5 on the screen is thickened. If someone destroyed a Galaxy S8 after hitting a bed on a carpet, it’s a welcome update.
Screen
Like all of Samsung’s recent flagship products, the S9’s screen immediately seduces you with its rich colors and fantastic contrast. It’s still a slightly curved, 5.8-inch quad-HD AMOLED panel, and although little has changed, except for a slight clarity of brightness.
The HDR10 mobile is fully supported and the S9 can stream HDR content from sources such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. This offers movies and TV shows with better contrast and allows them to use a wider color gamut. Watch a program with countless dark scenes, like Altered Carbon, and you can immediately see the difference. It’s far from the first phone with HDR support, but I’ve never seen a phone that shows it.
The viewing angles are good, as is the exterior view, but you will notice a slight blue shift along the curved edges of the screen. This is one of the disadvantages of OLED; you see it on most phones using technology. Samsung’s screens treat the problem a lot better than LG’s – and are used on Google Pixel 2 – and you’ll really see the blue when you search for it.
Camera
The Samsung Galaxy S9 gets a 12-megapixel camera on the back with an aperture of f / 1.5 – the smartest of all time on a smartphone – that’s at least 28% brighter than the S8 last year on the main unit. At launch, Samsung demonstrated this over the phone to set up a box full of illuminated flowers with a light intensity less than 1 lux (to be precise, 0.87) and to compare the results with those of a Google Pixel 2 XL. Because the S9 was beautiful, the result was impressive; the flowers looked very dark in the Pixel image but were clearly distinguishable on the S9. Sound levels and color retention were also good.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Features
SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 PHONE
The new Samsung Galaxy S9 is an interesting beast. At first glance, it looks like it was barely updated on the 2017 Galaxy S8, but with a more intimate and logically placed fingerprint sensor, but are there more than just captured eyes here? The competition in 2018 could be clearer than ever.
Pros
Cons
Design
With the Galaxy S8 of last year, Samsung introduced a change in the design of the phone that was followed in the market. There was a large telescope on site that needed to be replaced by a larger screen that ran to the edges. It was a critical change in a market where phones began to feel exhausted. The Galaxy S9 retains this familiar overall look, which leaves little to be desired when you consider that a year later, the S8 remains one of the most fluid phones.
The S9 sees the thickness of the sheet above and below the screen decrease further. In addition, the fingerprint scanner has been moved to a more convenient location under the camera instead of being folded to the side. However, you always feel a bit small and there is a noticeable delay when you switch to the home screen.
The metal and glass housing retains its curved screen, IP68 seal and microSD card slot. The aluminum edge is reinforced and the coating of Gorilla Glass 5 on the screen is thickened. If someone destroyed a Galaxy S8 after hitting a bed on a carpet, it’s a welcome update.
Screen
Like all of Samsung’s recent flagship products, the S9’s screen immediately seduces you with its rich colors and fantastic contrast. It’s still a slightly curved, 5.8-inch quad-HD AMOLED panel, and although little has changed, except for a slight clarity of brightness.
The HDR10 mobile is fully supported and the S9 can stream HDR content from sources such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. This offers movies and TV shows with better contrast and allows them to use a wider color gamut. Watch a program with countless dark scenes, like Altered Carbon, and you can immediately see the difference. It’s far from the first phone with HDR support, but I’ve never seen a phone that shows it.
The viewing angles are good, as is the exterior view, but you will notice a slight blue shift along the curved edges of the screen. This is one of the disadvantages of OLED; you see it on most phones using technology. Samsung’s screens treat the problem a lot better than LG’s – and are used on Google Pixel 2 – and you’ll really see the blue when you search for it.
Camera
The Samsung Galaxy S9 gets a 12-megapixel camera on the back with an aperture of f / 1.5 – the smartest of all time on a smartphone – that’s at least 28% brighter than the S8 last year on the main unit. At launch, Samsung demonstrated this over the phone to set up a box full of illuminated flowers with a light intensity less than 1 lux (to be precise, 0.87) and to compare the results with those of a Google Pixel 2 XL. Because the S9 was beautiful, the result was impressive; the flowers looked very dark in the Pixel image but were clearly distinguishable on the S9. Sound levels and color retention were also good.
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