What to expect from the Galaxy S9: Specs, price and release date

It was first rumored last year that the Galaxy S9 would be launched earlier than its predecessor. However, it’s common to hear such rumors whenever there’s a new Samsung flagship around the corner. Samsung ended up confirming earlier this month that it’s going to unveil the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in February, a full month earlier than the Galaxy S8.

Many of you will be curious about what to expect from the Galaxy S9 given that it’s one of the most hotly anticipated Android flagships of 2018. Let’s take a look at what to expect in terms of specs, design, price and release date.

What to expect from Galaxy S9

Design

Samsung introduced its “Infinity” design with the Galaxy S8 last year and brought it to the Galaxy Note 8 as well. Samsung has even incorporated some of those design elements into the new Galaxy A8 (2018). It goes to show that this design language is here to stay.

Multiple reports and panel and case leaks have revealed that the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ will be more or less identical to their predecessors as far as the display size and even the aspect ratio are concerned. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are likely going to retain the 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch panels of their predecessors with the 18.5:9 aspect ratio. Samsung was rumored to be working on a Galaxy S9 with notably reduced front bezels and a screen-to-body ratio unlike what we’ve seen on any other device, but the company reportedly shelved the design because it failed to pass internal tests.

This means that the only significant design change will be on the back of the device where the fingerprint sensor has been repositioned below the camera lens. The Galaxy S9+ will also receive a dual camera system at the back. That’s likely going to be the extent of design changes Samsung makes to its upcoming flagships unless new information to the contrary surfaces in the coming weeks.

Specs

One can’t talk about what to expect from Galaxy S9 without considering the updated specs that this new flagship is going to offer. It goes without saying that it will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor in markets like the United States and China. In all other markets, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will have the Samsung’s new Exynos 9810 octa-core processor with the Mali-G72 GPU and LTE Cat. 18 6CA modem under the hood. You can see more detail about both chips in our Snapdragon 845 vs Exynos 9810 specs comparison.

We expect no less than 6GB of RAM in the Galaxy S9 and at least 64GB of storage in the base model. There have been no rumors as yet to suggest that Samsung is going to raise the base model’s internal storage beyond 64GB, although there’s a possibility the 5.8-inch variant will only have 4GB of RAM.

We can also expect the handset to feature IP68 water and dust resistance, a USB Type-C port, a microSD card slot, wireless charging, Bluetooth 5.0, and possibly improved iris scanning/facial recognition technology.

Camera

The camera is set to be the primary selling point for the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+, as Samsung says the camera has been reimagined for its upcoming flagship. The S9+ is expected to be the only model with a dual camera at the back, but the Galaxy S9’s single camera may have a few tricks up its sleeve as well.

As we reported earlier, Samsung may have revealed the Galaxy S9’s camera details on its own website. It may have a 3-stack fast-read-out sensor enabling the handset to record slow-mo video at 480fps in 1080p Full HD. If it’s capable of doing that, then 720p at an impressive 960fps becomes possible as well. If this information is accurate, the Galaxy S9 will be one of the very few handsets on the market capable of doing this.

It may also feature “Super PD” or Super Phase Detection autofocus. Samsung hasn’t revealed a lot of details about this, but it did mention that the autofocus speeds will be improved considerably. Some rumors also suggest the camera will have variable aperture that can go from F1.5 to F2.4, a feature that the company has already introduced on its newest flip phone flagship for the South Korean market.

As for the Galaxy S9+’ dual camera, we can expect it to provide functionality similar to the Galaxy Note 8, which is Samsung’s first handset with a dual rear camera. The company may have made some improvements to the setup, and it will be interesting to see the kind of fine-tuning has done for the dual camera system.

Battery

It was rumored at one point that the Galaxy S9 would have a slightly larger 3,200mAh battery compared to the Galaxy S8. However, a filing made with Brazil’s telecommunications regulator ANATEL by Samsung for its new flagship handsets reveals that those holding out for a battery capacity bump may end up being disappointed.

The Galaxy S9 is likely going to have the same 3,000mAh battery as the Galaxy S8. If Samsung is sticking to the script, it means that the Galaxy S9+ will keep its predecessor’s 3,500mAh battery. Fast charging will also remain unchanged. Hopefully, the more power efficient internals and additional optimizations will result in battery life improvements, even if there’s no increase in battery capacity.

Software

You can put your money on the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ launching with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. They’re going to be the first Samsung handsets to come with Oreo pre-installed. Samsung introduced the Samsung Experience UX version 8.1 with the Galaxy S8 last year. The upgraded version 8.5 was released with the Galaxy Note 8, and the Galaxy S9 will come with SE 9.0.

Samsung recently teased that artificial intelligence is going to play a bigger role on the Galaxy S9; it’s even expected to have its own AI chip. The company also teased during its Bixby Voice launch event in China late last year that the Galaxy S9 UX will likely be called the Galaxy Ai UX. If that’s accurate, we might see some new functionality baked on top of Oreo. Unfortunately, not a lot of information is available about that at this point in time.

Additional features

We can expect the device to retain features like facial recognition and iris scanning from its predecessor. Stereo AKG-tuned speakers are rumored as well, and the AKG-branded earphones that debuted on the Galaxy S8 are sure to come along for the ride. The Galaxy S9 will also provide PC-like functionality when paired with a new DeX pad that Samsung is expected to launch alongside the flagship.

Bixby

Samsung launched its Bixby personal assistant with the Galaxy S8 last year. The company feels that this feature is important enough to have its own hardware button on the device. Since the Galaxy Note 8 had it too, there’s no reason to believe that Samsung will decide against including a Bixby hardware button on the Galaxy S9.

The S9 and S9+ are likely to have Bixby 2.0 out of the box, although there isn’t a lot of information available about what improvements we can expect other than the features introduced by the second-generation of the service. The artificial intelligence push suggests we will see Bixby offer something on the S9 that we haven’t seen before, but we’ll have to wait for more details to get a clear picture.

Price and release date

Samsung has confirmed officially that it’s going to unveil the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ on February 25 at the Mobile World Congress 2018 next month. It’s going to confirm at the event when pre-orders will begin and when it will start shipping the handset.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were unveiled on March 29 last year, and pre-orders were opened the very next day, with the handsets being released in several markets across the globe on April 21. Samsung will reportedly follow the same script for its new flagship handsets as well, opening pre-orders the very next day and releasing the device by mid-March.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ cost 799 euro and 899 euro in Europe respectively. Customers in the United States paid $724.99 and $824.99 for the two handsets. We can expect the new flagships to cost around the same, if not more.

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With just over a month to go before Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+, Samsung fans are excited. By now you have a good idea of what to expect from Galaxy S9, and we will keep updating this post if and when more information surfaces. Let us know in the comments below what you’re most excited about seeing in the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+.

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It’s official: Galaxy S9 launching on February 25 with ‘reimagined’ camera

How do you make it clear what a new flagship smartphone will be all about ahead of the smartphone’s unveiling? By telling us directly through the phone’s launch invite, that’s how. For the Galaxy S9, the focus seems to be on the camera. Samsung is sending out invites for the February 25th Galaxy S9 UNPACKED event, with the words “The camera. Reimagined” in and around the number 9.

Galaxy S9 launching on February 25 with “reimagined” camera

Now, we already know that at least the Galaxy S9+ will launch with dual rear cameras, but since the Note 8 had them as well, it would be odd for Samsung to call it a reimagining just because the S9 will have two rear cameras instead of one. But if recent leaks are accurate, the Galaxy S9 will have quite a few new camera tricks up its sleeve. A variable aperture (like the one seen on Samsung’s latest flip phone flagship), slow-mo videos at 480 frames per second in 1080p Full HD, and improved low-light autofocus speeds are some of the features that we’re expecting, with some corroborated by the company’s official information about its new ISOCELL camera sensor.

There’s no telling how many of these features will be on the Galaxy S9, or whether the dual cameras would be offered on both the S9 and S9+. But one thing is certain: Samsung looks set to drastically improve the camera experience with the Galaxy S9. The last time the company did something game-changing with its cameras was when it introduced Dual Pixel autofocus on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, and two years later sounds like the right time to knock it out of the park once again.

We’ll be at Samsung’s UNPACKED event for the Galaxy S9’s launch, and the company will no doubt have a live stream so anyone around the world can join in. The coming weeks should also bring us a few leaks that give us a better picture of what to expect from the new flagship. Samsung has done a good job of keeping things under wraps this year, but if history is any guide, the last few weeks almost always ruin the fun.

Don’t Miss: What to expect from the Galaxy S9: Specs, price, and release date

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Xiaomi reportedly overtakes Samsung as top smartphone vendor in India

After potentially losing the top spot in feature phone sales to Reliance Jio in Q4 2017, Samsung has some bad news on the smartphone front as well. According to the latest data from market research firm Canalys, Xiaomi beat Samsung to emerge as the top smartphone vendor in India this part quarter.

Canalys says Xiaomi shipped close to 8.2 million units compared to Samsung’s 7.3 million smartphone shipments in Q4 2017. Xiaomi’s market share for the quarter stood at 27%, while Samsung came in second place at 25%. Together, they accounted for more than 50% of the smartphone market share in India for Q4 2017. Samsung registered an annual growth of 17%, but that was not enough to retain the top spot in the Indian market. Samsung was followed by Vivo, Oppo, and Lenovo for the next three spots.

Not final, but quite possible

It is worth pointing that smartphone shipment reports from market research firms are not always accurate and are typically based on incomplete and unofficial sources of data. In fact, reports from different firms often publish contradictory findings. However, it is not impossible that Xiaomi took over the top position from Samsung in India, given that there were visible signs of it last year.

Many market research firms were pointing to Xiaomi’s changing fortunes in India. In October, data from Counterpoint Research showed that while Samsung maintained its lead in Q3 2017, Xiaomi was at a striking distance to take over the top position. This was followed by Q3 2017 data from IDC which showed that both Samsung and Xiaomi were both tied at 23.5% market share.

An interesting factor to note in all these reports is that sales of Samsung smartphones are not declining in India, but instead Xiaomi is growing at a much faster rate than Samsung. The smartphone market in India is still growing and Xiaomi is taking a much larger pie of the growing market. The fact that Samsung reported a 27% increase in mobile revenues in India amidst all this noise of Xiaomi beating Samsung speaks volumes about the nature of expanding smartphone market in India.

Samsung’s weak point in India seems to be its mid-range and budget devices. None of them matches Xiaomi’s value for money offerings. There has been a lot of talk about Samsung revamping its strategy in India to counter Xiaomi. However, the efforts and the results so far are nothing substantial. It will be interesting to see how Samsung responds to Xiaomi’s onslaught in 2018.

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Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) also have a night mode for selfies

The Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) are Samsung’s first phones with dual front cameras, but the company didn’t just put two sensors up front and call it a day. The A8 and A8+ are also the first non-flagship phones from Samsung to feature real-time HDR, and it turns out they also have a night mode for selfies. It’s something we haven’t seen on any Galaxy phone’s front camera before.

Well, the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) also have a night mode for the front camera, but we’re not sure if that feature was always there or added in a recent update that introduced quite a few camera features to last year’s A series phones. Those features included the option to take bokeh selfies using the single front camera. Night mode may or may not have come to the A5/A7 with that update, and we’ll leave it to our readers to educate us on that front.

Galaxy A8 night shooting mode for selfies is useless

But as far as night mode for the Galaxy A8’s front camera is concerned, it doesn’t seem to do anything meaningful. Smartphones with dedicated night shooting modes usually take a few seconds to process the image, but the A8 and A8+ save images instantly. That may be possible because of the enhanced power under the hood, but the night mode images aren’t any better than regular selfies.

The EXIF info for these images tells us that the camera isn’t modifying any shooting parameters when night mode is enabled. We were able to confirm this on the Galaxy A7 (2017) as well. Take a look at the pictures below to see what we mean (swipe left to see the night mode image):

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Basically, no matter the kind of lighting around you, the result is pretty much the same. Maybe it works better in locations like a restaurant or a nightclub, where you take pictures in not-so-ordinary lighting. Maybe Samsung will fix night mode with a software update at some point. But as it stands right now, you’re better off taking pictures of yourself using the software flash in poorly lit environments.

Of course, don’t forget about the Live Focus feature if you have the A8 or A8+. Also, check out how you can take wide-angle selfies with the secondary front camera on these phones. Our full review is coming later this week, and we’re also working on a camera comparison between the Galaxy A8 and its predecessors.

Don’t Miss: Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) initial impressions

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Galaxy S9 will feature an exclusive UX with features never seen before

Samsung is due to launch the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ next month and there’s a lot of excitement among fans for the new flagship. We’re gradually hearing more information about the new devices and while not all of it is bound to be accurate, it does help us develop an idea of what to expect from the Galaxy S9.

A source out of China who has been right on many accounts in the post says that the Galaxy S9 is going to come with a UX that Samsung has exclusively developed for this device and that it’s going to offer features never seen before on any UX from Samsung. For those who are unaware, UX here refers to the software features Samsung builds on top of the core Android OS.

Galaxy S9 UX

Samsung introduced its Samsung Experience UX with the Galaxy S8 last year and released an updated iteration called SE 8.5 for the Galaxy Note 8. It can be expected that the Galaxy S9 will launch with SE 9.0.

The source doesn’t detail precisely what these new features are going to be, only mentioning that Samsung’s UX division has developed new interfaces that are unique to the Galaxy S9 as they’ve never been seen before in any previous version.

Samsung is already expected to polish the user interface and add new software features to a flagship device so this isn’t exactly groundbreaking news. It also doesn’t mean that whatever new interfaces that debut on the Galaxy S9 won’t filter down to older devices through a regular update or as part of a major Android platform update.

It doesn’t mean that the Galaxy S7 is going to get the Samsung Experience UX either, no matter how long users keep their fingers crossed for it.

There has been some talk of the Galaxy S9 getting a new UX that’s big on artificial intelligence so it will certainly be interesting to see what Samsung has in store for us come MWC 2018 next month.

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President Trump is ‘blaming Samsung’ in his latest tweetstorm

Even if you’re not interested in US politics you may be aware that President Donald Trump has a love affair with Twitter. His late night tweets have often been unpredictable and against the norms of presidential communication but he’s sticking with it.

President Trump has used Twitter to both rally support for his preferred candidates and TV shows as well as slam political rivals and media outlets he doesn’t like. His latest target isn’t a political player or media personality, it’s Samsung.

Blaming Samsung for something it may have nothing to do with

President Trump tweeted that he’s “blaming Samsung” for over 50,000 lost text messages sent over a five-month period between FBI agent Peter Strzok and lawyer Lisa Page. The two were engaged in an affair at that time and had been critical of Trump and other presidential candidates in their text messages. They were both taken off FBI special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation due to the discovery of overtly political exchanges on their phones.

The FBI has since released some of the texts that they exchanged to Congress and informed lawmakers that a system glitch resulted in messages sent between December 2016 and May 2017 being lost. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd told Congress that many Samsung handsets used by the FBI failed to “capture or store text messages due to misconfiguration issues related to rollouts, provisioning and software upgrades that conflicted with the FBI’s collection capabilities.”

Amid accusations from some in President Trump’s Republican party that the agency may have intentionally deleted the text messages, the president himself sees fit to point the finger at Samsung as if the company is somehow involved in this entire episode. It’s also interesting to note that President Trump is himself believed to use a Samsung handset to send out his tweets.

Samsung hasn’t commented on the president’s tweet. It’s also unclear if the handsets’ inability to capture the messages was due to the software and security protocols that the FBI had installed per its requirements or whether it was due to an actual problem with the handsets.

Where are the 50,000 important text messages between FBI lovers Lisa Page and Peter Strzok? Blaming Samsung!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2018

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Galaxy A3 (2017) gets January 2018 security patch

We may be reaching the end of January but many Samsung devices have yet to receive this month’s security maintenance release. Samsung is gradually rolling out the firmware updates with this month’s security patch to flagship and mid-range handsets across the globe. The Galaxy A3 (2017) is the latest device to receive the January 2018 security patch from Samsung.

Galaxy A3 (2017) January 2017 security patch

The Galaxy A5 (2017) was actually one of the first few devices to receive this security maintenance release soon after Samsung detailed it earlier this month. It wasn’t surprising that it was one of the first ones because Samsung has developed a habit of releasing the latest security patches to mid-range handsets first.

The company is now rolling out firmware version A320FLXXS2BRAA for the Galaxy A3 (2017) bearing model number SM-A320FL in several markets across Europe, including but not limited to Switzerland, Romania, Portugal, Slovakia, Luxembourg, and Hungary.

Users in these markets will soon receive an over-the-air update notification when the firmware update goes live in their region. The relevant files can also be downloaded from our firmware section.

The January 2018 security patch comes with fixes for a handful of critical vulnerabilities in the Android operating system as well as fixes for 13 vulnerabilities that were discovered in Samsung’s software.

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Samsung loses top spot in feature phones to Reliance Jio in India

While smartphones hog all the limelight online, feature phones still have a huge market in many parts of the world. In 2016, according to Strategy Analytics, the total feature phone shipments stood at a staggering 396 million units, accounting for 21% of all mobile phones shipped that year. Just as with smartphone shipments that year, Samsung secured the top spot by shipping 52.3 million feature phones, resulting in 13.2% market share globally.

India is one of the few countries where the feature phone market is still expanding, and Samsung has been the market leader so far. However, according to data from Counterpoint Research, Samsung lost the top spot to the carrier branded feature phone from Reliance Jio, commonly referred as JioPhone, in Q4 2017. This adds to Samsung’s increasing troubles in the Indian market where it has been facing fierce competition from the Chinese OEMs.

Samsung is pushed to the second place

As per industry sources over 15 million JioPhones were shipped in Q4 2017 of which around 12 million units were sold to the consumers. This helped Reliance Jio secure a 27% market share in feature phone shipments during the last quarter. Samsung dropped to the second place with 17% market share, followed by Micromax, Itel and Nokia. The feature phone market itself saw an impressive growth of 51% year-on-year, and 43% year-on-year quarterly growth to 50 million units.

This is not entirely surprising given the value for money proposition offered by Jio’s featurephone. Unlike most other feature phones which often lack WIFI or even 3G, Reliance JioPhone is the world’s first 4G-Volte enabled feature phone and comes with many features often found only on smartphones.

The most important reason for JioPhone’s success, however, could be attributed to its price. The device is free with a few caveats. A customer willing to buy the JioPhone must pay a security deposit of INR 1500 (~$24) and agree to recharge every month with any of the Jio plans starting at INR 153 (~$2.5). The plan offers unlimited calls within India, free text messages, access to Jio’s suite of entertainment apps, and 1GB of high-speed 4G data every day for 28 days. A customer can get back their security deposit after 3 years if they recharge for a cumulative minimum of INR 1500 (~$24) per year. Unsurprisingly, the device and base plan is extremely appealing to the cost-conscious and economically poorer sections of the society.

JioPhone went on sale during the last quarter and faced huge supply constraints due to the overwhelming demand. The carrier has apparently resolved the battery and chipset supply issues and is now planning to relaunch the phone next month. Frankly, there is not much that Samsung can do here to compete with Jio’s feature phone as the carrier can sell the phone at cost or below-cost and recoup the profit through phone plans. This is a fundamentally different business model compared to Samsung selling devices for a profit.

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Galaxy A8 (2018) lets you switch between regular and slightly wide-angle selfies

The Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ come with dual front cameras, with 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel resolution sensors working in tandem to take Live Focus selfies similar to the Live Focus pictures one can take on the Note 8’s dual rear cameras. But when you’re taking regular selfies on these phones, you would think only the primary 16-megapixel camera would be used. That’s not the case, however. Just like one can use the zoom option on the Note 8 to use the second rear camera for pictures, there’s an option on the A8 and A8+ to switch to the secondary camera.

Your face in focus, or the background? It’s your call

But, unlike the Note 8, the lower-resolution front camera on the A8 and A8+ is used for wide-angle shots that keep both you and the background in clear focus. That’s because the 8 MP sensor is the primary sensor (or the one on the left, which you’d consider to be the primary sensor) and has a slightly higher field of view (FOV) than the 16 MP sensor. By default, the front camera on the A8 and A8+ uses the 16 MP sensor for selfies, but the reduced FOV means the camera prioritizes the faces.

The 16 MP pictures are also brighter, partly because of a larger sensor, but they slightly blur the background even when you’re not using the Live Focus feature. Samsung has thankfully built in the option to switch to the 8 MP sensor to keep both the people in the frame and the background in focus, in addition to capturing more of the scene. The difference in FOV isn’t much, but it’s enough to be noticeable.

It’s also easy to miss the button in the camera app that lets you do this: It’s the icon located on the lower right side of the camera app if you’re holding the phone in landscape mode, or on the bottom left side if the phone is held in portrait orientation. I’ve been taking quite a few selfies on the A8+ in the two weeks or so that I’ve been using it, and it was only today that the icon caught my eye. It doesn’t help that Samsung doesn’t highlight the feature as it does for other camera functionality.

Here’s a comparison of how the two modes differ (click here and here to see the photos in a bigger size).

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Selfies in both regular and wide-angle modes offer a similar level of detail, so don’t be put off by the fact that the wide-angle pictures are taken at half the resolution of the front camera. Also, remember that the Galaxy A8 and A8+ come with real-time HDR, so scenes with a bright background are also handled well in both modes. And, of course, Live Focus is what you use when you want a picture to be all about yourself, and Samsung’s newest mid-range phones do a fine job of that as well.

Check out our initial impressions of the Galaxy A8, see how the A8+ compares to the Galaxy A7 (2017) in side-by-side pictures, and look out for our full review later this week!

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Leaked video allegedly shows the Galaxy S9 in action

Well, there we have it: an actual video showing Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S9. Or at least, a device that could be the S9. Needless to say, you should consume with a grain of salt, or two. So, what do we see, then?

Leaked Galaxy S9 video

From deep within the Chinese interwebs comes a short video that clearly shows a Samsung device with an Infinity design. In it, we see someone allegedly doing some type of touch sensitivity test on a device with a screen protector. In fact, the video was taken from a screen showing another video, rendering the entire thing rather unclear.

Though we would like to believe that we are indeed seeing the Galaxy S9 in the flesh, there seems to be no way to confirm all of this. Does the bottom bezel look a tiny bit thinner than that of the Galaxy S8? If not, then how can we be sure we are not looking at an S8?

You should decide for yourself that the answers to these questions should be. We like to believe but remain unconvinced for now.

Release

No matter if this video shows us the real deal, the launch of the Galaxy S9 is approaching fast. With Samsung’s next Unpacked event scheduled for late February, it is only a couple of weeks until we get to see this year’s top-Galaxy. The device is expected to look very similar to the current Galaxy S8, though we can expect some major upgrades on the inside.

The new Exynos 9810 soc promises a major boost in performance. While only the 6.2-inch Galaxy S9 Plus features a dual camera on the back, the single cam of the ‘regular’, 5.8-inch Galaxy S9 will bring a few neat tricks of its own. We expect the Galaxy S9 to go on sale mid-March, with a price tag that will match or exceed that of last year’s Galaxy S8.

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