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Android-based smartphone released by Samsung Electronics in 2018

Key facts

Brand
Samsung
Manufacturer
Samsung Electronics
Type
S9: Smartphone , S9+: Phablet
Series
Galaxy S
First released
March 16, 2018 ; 8 years ago ( 2018-03-16 )
Discontinued
February 20, 2019 ; 7 years ago ( 2019-02-20 )
Predecessor
Samsung Galaxy S8
Successor
Samsung Galaxy S10
Related
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Compatible networks
2G , 3G , 4G , 4G LTE
Form factor
Slate
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Dimensions
S9: , 147.7 mm × 68.7 mm × 8.5 mm (5.81 in × 2.70 in × 0.33 in), S9+: , 158.1 mm × 73.8 mm × 8.5 mm (6.22 in × 2.91 in × 0.33 in)
Weight
S9: 163 g (5.7 oz) S9+: 189 g (6.7 oz)
Operating system
Original: Samsung Experience 9.0 on top of Android 8.0 "Oreo" , Final: One UI 2.5 on top of Android 10 , Unofficial: LineageOS 23.0 on top of Android 16
System on chip
Global: Exynos 9810 USA/Canada/China/HK/Japan/Latin America: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cpu
Exynos: Octa-core (4× 2.7 GHz & 4× 1.7 GHz ) Snapdragon: Octa-core (4× 2.8 GHz & 4× 1.7 GHz ) Kryo 385
Gpu
Exynos: Mali -G72 MP18 Snapdragon: Adreno 630

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Encyclopedic overview

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are Android-based smartphones unveiled, manufactured, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics as part of the Galaxy S series. The devices were revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 25 February 2018, as the successors to the Galaxy S8 and S8+. It is the last Galaxy S series line to only have 4G network support, which was commercially released on 16 March 2018. It is also the last Galaxy S series line to feature an iris scanner, a variable-aperture lens, and a notification light.

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ have nearly identical features compared to the older S8 models, with the same display sizes and aspect ratio. One highly regarded change to distinguish between the models is the location of the fingerprint sensor. While the S8's sensor is found beside the camera, the S9's is directly underneath it, similar to the A series. Most notably, the S9 line features several camera improvements over the S8.

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