Galaxy S9 - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 5 March 2018

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy S9
OS : Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Dimensions : 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight : 163 g
SIM Type : Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM : Yes
Headphones : Yes
Available Colors : Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is an Android smartphones produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy S series. The device is revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 25 February 2018. The mobile phone feature 1440p Super AMOLED displays, with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio and 5.8-inch pane. The S9 comes with 4 GB of RAM; storage options of 64, 128 and 256 GB, and feature the ability to use a microSD card to expand the storage to a maximum of 400 GB. The S9 will ship with Android 8.0 "Oreo" with Samsung's Samsung Experience 9.0 skin on top of it. It will feature a tighter integration with Bixby, such as using the camera for live language translation. In addition, the phone can be used horizontally, even on the home screen. The S9 has a single camera on the back and a Dual Aperture rear camera which can switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4, depending on lighting conditions. The phones can shoot 960 frames per second slow motion video, which is dubbed Super Slo-Mo. AR Emoji, is a new feature that lets the user make emojis based on themselves. Third party app support will be provided for this feature.

Hardware Specification

Processor : 10nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor 2.8GHz + 1.7GHz (Maximum Clock Speed, Performance Core + Efficiency Core) 10nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor 2.7GHz + 1.7GHz (Maximum Clock Speed, Performance Core + Efficiency Core)
RAM Size : 4 GB
Internal Storage : 64 GB
Expandable Storage : microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Display Specification

Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 5.8 inches
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : (2960x1440) 570 ppi
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Main Camera : 12 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Main Camera Zoom : Yes
Front Camera : 8 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
Talk Time : up to 22 hrs
Audio Playback Time : (AOD on) up to 48 hrs, (AOD off) up to 80 hrs
Video Playback Time : up to 16 hrs
Internet Usage Time 3G : up to 11 hrs
Internet Usage Time Lte : up to 12 hrs
Internet Usage Time WiFi : up to 14 hrs

Connectivity

Operating Frequency : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHZ, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHz
Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Connectivity NFC : Yes
Connectivity USB : 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Connectivity FM : Yes
Connectivity Ant+ : Yes

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes
Location Beidou : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5 mm Stereo

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Audio Playing Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF

Sensors

Geomagnetic Sensor : Yes
Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
Hall Sensor : Yes
Gyro Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
RGB Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes
Barometer Sensor : Yes
Light Sensor : Yes

Other Features

Other features : Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0), Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent), Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Photo/video editor, Document editor