Samsung Galaxy S9 – Specs, Price, Release Date & Review

Name: Samsung Galaxy S9
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 3.8 (41 reviews)

Added: 02.26.18 | Updated: 04.30.24

Model: Galaxy S9
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 3.80 out of 5 (41 votes)
Price: 490 EUR
Year of manufacture: 2018
Dimensions: 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight: 163 g
Chipset: Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm)
Built-in memory: 64/128/256 GB
Screen: Super AMOLED 5.8 inches
Battery: 3000 mAh
Rear camera: Single, 12MP
Front camera: Single, 8MP

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Common

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S9
Other names	Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)
Launch date	2018, February

Price

First price	490 EUR

Design

Height	5.81 in (147.7 mm)
Width	2.7 in ( 68.7 mm)
Depth	0.33 in ( 8.5 mm)
Weight	5.75 oz (163 grams)
Build materials	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Water resistant	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Colors	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Case	Buy a case from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED
Size	5.8 in
Screen Area	84.8 cm²
Resolution	1440 x 2960 px
Points per inch	570 PPI
Color Depth	16M
Ratio (height:width)	18.5:9
Ratio (screen:body)	83.6%
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional Features	-HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Screen protector	Buy a screen protector from Amazon

Hardware

Chipset	- Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) or Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU	- Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA -Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory

Internal Memory	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM
Memory Card Slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Software

Operating System (OS)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface

Main Camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video Recording	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Recording	1440p@30fps
DxOMark Rating	81 (Position 82 out of 101)
DxOMark Photos	81
DxOMark Video	81

Cellular

Bands	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
SIM Card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Battery

Capacity	3000 mAh
Type	Non-removable Li-Ion
Charging	-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

Audio

Headphone Jack	Yes
Radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Others	-32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -stereo speakers

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Other specifications

Others	-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Galaxy S9 AnTuTu & Geekbench Scores

The Samsung Galaxy S9 scores 284449 points in AnTuTu 8, powered by the Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) chipset.

Antutu Score

Antutu 8 Score	284449 (Position 376 out of 1146)
Antutu 7 Score	247256 (Position 58 out of 2128)

Antutu 8 Ranking
370. Realme 7 Pro	287413
371. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC	286044
372. Samsung Galaxy A72	285632
373. Oppo K7x	284967
374. Oppo A72 5G	284830
375. Realme 6 Pro	284741
376. Samsung Galaxy S9	284449
377. Realme 6i (India)	284045
378. Xiaomi Poco X3	283732
379. Huawei P smart Pro 2019	283500
380. Huawei nova 5z	283500
381. Huawei nova 5i Pro	283500
382. Huawei nova 6 SE	283456

Antutu 7 Ranking
52. Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro	287245
53. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro	283293
54. LG G7 ThinQ	275405
55. LG V40 ThinQ	275206
56. Samsung Galaxy S9+	250896
57. Samsung Galaxy Note 9	249456
58. Samsung Galaxy S9	247256
59. Apple iPhone X	245200
60. Oppo Reno2	243840
61. Apple iPhone 8 Plus	232145
62. Realme Q	221900
63. Realme XT	221589
64. Xiaomi Mi 9T	218548

Geekbench Score

GeekBench 6 Single Core	510 (Position 315 out of 578)
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1725 (Position 279 out of 577)
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	1835 (Position 178 out of 282)
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	1987 (Position 165 out of 325)
GeekBench 5 Single Core	469 (Position 881 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1957 (Position 594 out of 1873)
GeekBench 4 Single Core	3288 (Position 40 out of 1024)
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	8240 (Position 60 out of 1022)
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	8705
GeekBench 4 Battery	3960

GeekBench 6 Single Core Ranking
309. Huawei nova Y91	535
310. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite	526
311. OnePlus 6	522
312. Samsung Galaxy Note 9	521
313. OnePlus 6T	519
314. Samsung Galaxy S9+	511
315. Samsung Galaxy S9	510
316. Tecno Camon 20	509
317. vivo NEX S	501
318. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s	501
319. LG V35 ThinQ	500
320. Google Pixel 3	492
321. Xiaomi Pocophone F1	491

GeekBench 6 Multi Core Ranking
273. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro	1755
274. Google Pixel 4a 5G	1750
275. Nokia X10	1746
276. Samsung Galaxy F62	1746
277. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC	1732
278. Sony Xperia XZ2	1726
279. Samsung Galaxy S9	1725
280. LG V35 ThinQ	1724
281. vivo NEX S	1723
282. Realme 6 Pro	1720
283. Realme X2	1717
284. Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro	1714
285. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S	1714

GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
875. Realme 10 4G	483
876. LG G7 ThinQ	481
877. Oppo A93	480
878. Samsung Galaxy A70	480
879. Samsung Galaxy Note 9	480
880. Google Pixel 3	476
881. Samsung Galaxy S9	469
882. LG V35 ThinQ	465
883. Motorola Moto G14	450
884. vivo iQOO Z6	450
885. Motorola One Fusion	450
886. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3	448
887. Xiaomi Mi 8	447

GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
588. vivo Y33s	1979
589. Oppo F21 Pro 5G	1976
590. vivo V29e	1965
591. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12R Pro	1965
592. Realme 11 (China)	1963
593. Lava Blaze Pro 5G	1961
594. Samsung Galaxy S9	1957
595. LG G7 ThinQ	1955
596. Tecno Camon 20 Pro	1953
597. vivo T1 (India)	1947
598. Motorola one 5G UW ace	1946
599. Doogee V11	1944
600. Samsung Galaxy A24 4G	1943

GeekBench 4 Single Core Ranking
34. Apple iPhone 7	3410
35. LG G8 ThinQ	3353
36. Huawei Mate 20 Pro	3331
37. vivo X27	3326
38. Honor 60 SE	3314
39. Samsung Galaxy Note 10	3314
40. Samsung Galaxy S9	3288
41. Xiaomi Mi 9	3235
42. vivo V29e	3081
43. Oppo Find X	3081
44. LG X Skin	3062
45. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12R Pro	3008
46. vivo iQOO Z7s	2987

GeekBench 4 Multi Core Ranking
54. Xiaomi Black Shark	8368
55. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3	8340
56. Samsung Galaxy S9+	8306
57. Honor 60 SE	8287
58. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact	8281
59. Xiaomi Mi 8	8242
60. Samsung Galaxy S9	8240
61. LG V40 ThinQ	8140
62. Google Pixel 3 XL	8039
63. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12R Pro	7991
64. Google Pixel 3	7771
65. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro	7739
66. Xiaomi Pocophone F1	7695

Disclaimer: This information is based on public data and official specifications from Samsung. However, there may be differences in specifications.

*Source of data https://www.samsung.com/nz/smartphones/galaxy-s9/specs/

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Review of Samsung Galaxy S9

Like its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S9 looks superb and flawless. Even with such a large display, it lies pleasantly in the user's palm. The image quality is beyond doubt, as is the quality of the photos. It is excellent. What exactly the Galaxy S9 offers us we will look at in the following lines.
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own s9 from 2018. after 3 years of normal use - screen started to burn out. now after 1 year past that point its not critical - but noticable. I can really recommend it. Its fast, baterry still ok though. Reflashed with lineage microg though, I like control.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Release Date

The Samsung Galaxy S9 was officially announced and released on February, 2018. It is available in Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Price

The Samsung Galaxy S9 starts at 490 EUR. Here are the prices for all storage versions:

Version	Price
64/128/256 GB	490 EUR
4 GB RAM	490 EUR

A 8GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S9 is not officially available — 4GB is the maximum storage option.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Samsung Galaxy S9 cost?

The price of the Samsung Galaxy S9 varies based on the specific model and storage capacity. As of the latest update, the base model starts at 490 EUR. Prices increase for models with larger storage capacity and additional features.

When did the Samsung Galaxy S9 come out?

The Samsung Galaxy S9 was released on February, 2018.

What is the size and weight of Samsung Galaxy S9 ?

The Samsung Galaxy S9 has dimensions of Height: 147.7 mm Width: 68.7 mm Thickness: 8.5 mm and weighs approximately 163 grams.

What is the screen size and resolution of Samsung Galaxy S9?

When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.8 inches diagonally offering a resolution of 1440 x 2960 px at a pixel density of 570 ppi.

How much memory and storage does a Samsung Galaxy S9 have?

Device comes with chipset Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) with processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China. Samsung Galaxy S9 is available with internal memory of 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM.

What are the main camera specifications and megapixels of the Samsung Galaxy S9?

The device have a Single rear camera setup with specs of 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF and features like LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

What are the front camera specs and MP of the Samsung Galaxy S9?

The device comes with Single front camera setup with specs of 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF and features like Dual video call, Auto-HDR

What colors does the Samsung Galaxy S9 come in?

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is available in the following colors: Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue.

What is the AnTuTu score of the Samsung Galaxy S9?

The Samsung Galaxy S9 scores 284449 points in AnTuTu 8.