The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a metal and glass design, with tapering edges on both sides. It has a 5.8-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The stereo speakers deliver good sound quality and there's wireless charging here too. The main highlight is the camera, which features a variable aperture, super slow-motion videos up to 960fps, and AR Emojis. The 3000mAh battery supports fast charging and should stretch an entire day on a single charge. Touch response and colours are superb and it also supports HDR.
NETWORK |
Technology |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
BODY |
Dimensions |
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) |
Weight |
163 g (5.75 oz) |
Build |
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
SIM |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
DISPLAY |
Type |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size |
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution |
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 PPI density) |
Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
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HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display |
PLATFORM |
OS |
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) |
Chipset |
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) – EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China |
CPU |
Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China |
GPU |
Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China |
MEMORY |
Card slot |
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only |
Internal |
256GB, 4GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA |
Single |
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF |
Features |
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Video |
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
SELFIE CAMERA |
Single |
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF |
Features |
Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
Video |
1440p@30fps |
SOUND |
Loudspeaker |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
3.5mm jack |
Yes |
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32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
COMMS |
WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
NFC |
Yes |
Radio |
FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
USB |
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES |
Sensors |
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
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Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation |
BATTERY |
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Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh) |
Charging |
Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) |
MISC |
Colors |
Sunrise Gold |
Models |
SM-G960F |