The United States, Japan and China get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 inside, while the rest of the world gets Samsung's latest Exynos 9810. Most of the hardware inside the S9+ is the same as the S9, with the exception of the larger 6.2-inch display (versus 5.8" on the S9), the dual rear camera solution, and a larger battery.Īs with previous Galaxy S handsets, there are two variants of the S9+ for different markets. This review focuses on the larger of the two devices, the Samsung Galaxy S9+. Both devices present iterative updates for 2018, with upgrades on most fronts along with some neat feature additions as well as more gimmicky ones. It is also one of the earliest on the year cycle with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ arriving at Mobile World Congress in late February. In the Geekbench 4 battery test, the S9 Plus managed an impressive seven hours and 55 minutes with an efficiency score of 4750.In the Android world, there is no bigger event than Samsung's yearly launch of their latest Galaxy S devices. The Galaxy S9 Plus will comfortably last a full day of average users and lighter users might even get a day and half out of it. While the Galaxy S9 has a 3000mAh battery, the S9 Plus offers 3500mAh.
Battery lifeĪnother advantage over the regular Galaxy S9 is that you get a larger battery here, so carrying around the extra weight might be well worth it.
It’s handy as the feature is built into the camera app but while some elements are useful, others are just gimmicks. It’s not enough to put us off the phone though as the feature is a gimmick and a minor part of the overall experience.īixby Vision is an existing feature but it’s now improved with things like live translation, better recognition for places and food features like calories and recipe suggestions. What is accurate tracking on the iPhone X is jittery and poor on the S9 Plus. The problem comes when you want to animate the AR Emoji yourself using the front camera.