Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S9 on 9 Mar 2018. Its last price in Malaysia is RM 2,565, or $570 in the US.
It has a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display, the Exynos 9810 chipset, 4GB RAM and a 3000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Samsung Galaxy S9 supports GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) ,CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA ,CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
- 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
- GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO ,YesRadio,FM radio (USA & Canada only)
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.1
Samsung Galaxy S9 Design
The phone measures 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) and weighs 163 g (5.75 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins). SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Colours: Lilac purple, Midnight Black, Coral Blue. Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ,Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation.
Display and Processor
The display measures 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density). Panel type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.1. The chipset is the Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China with an octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China CPU.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy S9 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB
,UFS 2.1 storage.
Camera
The main camera has one lens:
- 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Camera features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, Live Focus, AF, Continuous Shooting,.
Selfie camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera).
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh), Internet Usage Time(3G) (Hours) - Up to 11, Internet Usage Time(LTE) Up to 12, (Hours) Internet Usage Time(Wi-Fi) (Hours) - Up to 14, Video Playback Time (Hours) - Up to 16 battery with Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0 charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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