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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus review: The Galaxy S9 Plus is terrific, but wait a month until after the Galaxy S10 arrives
Samsung's most robust Galaxy S9 of 2018 is still a good buy, but not until after the Galaxy S10 starts selling. Times have changed since Samsung revealed the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus and even the Galaxy Note 9 last August. The Galaxy S10 ($330 at Amazon) looms large on the horizon, launching on Feb. 20 in San Francisco -- this year we expect three new models, including a cheaper Galaxy S10 E, or S10 Lite. Normally the Galaxy S10 Plus would steal the show, but we're also expecting Samsung to tease or even fully unleash its first 5G Galaxy S10 model, and it first foldable phone, which the company briefly showed off this past November.- The Galaxy S9 Plus one-ups the excellent Galaxy S9 with a second rear camera for taking portrait photos.
- Battery life fell short of last year's model in our early tests, and the Galaxy S9 Plus suffers from the same underbaked extras as the smaller Galaxy S9
- The dual-aperture camera tends to overexpose low-light photos in auto mode.
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Unlocked Smartphone Review
The Samsung Galaxy S9+ an excellent phone, that sets the bar for smartphone quality. It is our Editor's Choice for steadfast agility, in everything it does as compared to other Android phones.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review
The Galaxy S9+ is a responsive and well-built flagship smartphone that has some serious photographic chops. The wide-angle lens is great, the video quality is impressive and the screen is among the best we've ever seen. Unfortunately, subpar performance from the telephoto lens, a disappointing portrait mode and blurry low-light results hold it back from being a truly standout mobile photographic experience.- High quality video capture, general photography in good lighting conditions, playback of stills and video on the HDR-capable and color-accurate screen.
- Portrait and low light photography, photography of fast-moving subjects like children
Though it'd be easy to talk down Samsung's bold claim that the new Galaxy S9 and S9+ "reimagine" the camera, it's hard to argue that putting that particular aspect of their latest flagship smartphone front-and-center isn't a savvy move by the South Korean tech giant.
- Great camera for both stills and video
- Infinity Display still great
- Battery life
- Bixby still kinda mediocre
- Your mileage may vary on AR emojis
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
The Galaxy S9+ is an iterative update, but that doesn't stop it from grabbing the top spot, at least as far as Android phones are considered.- Dual Aperture camera
- Astoundingly bright display
- Superior build quality
- AR Emoji
- Cluttered UI
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Smartphone Review
With the Galaxy S9 Plus, Samsung has managed to create a great smartphone again that received many sensible improvements but no real innovations. The main camera's two aperture levels are a great thing to have and work well in everyday life. Samsung has also optimized the image quality further.- stylish design, great display, fast SoC, expandable storage, LTE Cat
- 18, stereo speakers, IP67, good sensor equipment, USB 3.1 with DP, HDMI, and OTG, wireless-charging, great dual camera, optional dual-SIM (Duos model
- no dual-VoLTE
- worse battery runtimes than predecessor
- long charging time
- SoC throttling under constant load
- no warranty for damage caused by liquids
It has been the uncrowned king of the Android smartphone kingdom – no phone has been more compared with Android's bête noire, the iPhone, for more than half a decade now. But recent times have seen Samsung's iconic Galaxy S series face an increasing number of challenges not just from Cupertino but...
- Great display and sound
- Very good cameras
- Excellent overall performance
- Samsung Experience UI remains cluttered
- Camera not "as great" as hyped
- On the expensive side
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Plus (64GB, Midnight Black) - Excellent review
Samsung certainly increases the speed, without much trouble.- Best all-round mobile phone with Android at present. Outstanding camera and fast hardware.
- Not the best battery. Facial recognition is slow and inaccurate.
Galaxy S9+ Review: The Android Phone to Beat (Gimmicks and All)
I'm kind of torn about the Galaxy S9+. It improves on the best Android phone of last year in several key ways, including in performance, low-light photography and slow-motion video recording.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Improving on an already near-perfect phone was always going to be difficult for Samsung, but the Galaxy S9 Plus has fixed the select few problems we had with last year's Trusted Reviews Phone of the Year.- Feels great for a big phone
- The OLED display is great and highly customisable
- Numerous camera features on offer
- Iterative upgrade
- AR Emoji are just bad
- Some lag with Samsung's software