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Samsung Galaxy S9

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  Samsung Galaxy S9

Launch

Announced 2018, February 25
Status Available. Released 2018, March 09

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global

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)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type Super AMOLED, HDR10
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
3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU 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
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
UFS 2.1

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack Yes
32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C 3.1
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery

Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)

Misc

Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Models SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Price $ 129.00 / € 88.89 / £ 74.99

Main Camera

Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Single 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Selfie camera

Features HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 250156 (v7) GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 78h
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB