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

or Samsung Galaxy Note 8 as we'd perhaps liked to have seen. It's also very expensive, but still undercuts the

+ Great dual-lens camera; + Extremely powerful; + Big battery

- Very expensive; - Visually similar to S8; - Bixby isn't great

I have had this phone for about a month now and it has been absolutely awesome. The fingerprint scanner on the back seems to work really efficiently and I have not had any issues with software/app speed or user-friendliness.

Samsung's flagship smartphone was announced at Mobile World Congress, back in February 2018. Both the S9 and the S9 Plus were announced on the same day, with the S9 Plus being both bigger and having some additional features, particularly to the camera.

The Galaxy S9+ might be the second-most (after the standard S9 ) iterative flagship Samsung's ever made, and yet it might be the most well-rounded flagship you can buy right now.

Great performance; Excellent cameras; Stunning display

A very capable flagship with lots to love, but the back-step in battery performance is disappointing. The camera is easily the best on the market by a country mile, as is the display, while CPU performance is also great - however, you do pay quite a lot for all this

Excellent display; Top-tier processor performance; Superb best-in-class camera; Attractive design; Waterproofing

Battery life has taken a hit; Expensive; UI foibles

Upgraded from an S7 and was definitely worth it.I was a bit annoyed with the grey as i usually get black phones but this colour looks great. The fingerprint reader location is perfect. The only minor downside is the bixby button. Did they really need a physical button for this

This is the first time I have ever used a top of the range smart phone after using a Samsung Galaxy A3 16 for 2 years. Battery life out of all the features had been the most impressive part about this phone for me, continuous us using Spotify or similar apps for over 9 hours.

So, I am giving this a 5 star because I love Android and Samsung phones. The feel of the phone is nice, operation is smooth, camera is great and sound is really good. However, I don't think the camera is all the hype they're making it out to be. It can never be a substitute for a dslr camera.

I've had it for over a month now and i am amazed by it. I previously had the S7 not edge variant. Its a big improvement but i wouldn't recommend upgrading from the s8 or s8 plus to it. Only if you are too tired of the fingerprint scanner :D. But seriously guys. Great display, super fast performance.

Screen; Camera; speakers; speed; build quality

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