It's not revolutionary, but the Samsung Galaxy S9+ sets the bar for smartphones in 2018, with the best hardware features you can get.

Gorgeous screen; Beautiful body; Spectacular network performance; Dual main cameras with excellent low-light capture; Loud audio

Camera software oversharpens images; AR Emoji and Bixby disappoint

It's interesting when a company uses a bold statement like: "The camera reimagined," all while referring to a smartphone. It actually took me a few days to understand the purpose for a camera to be added to my Motorola V600 back in 2004.

- Best allrounder; - Camera innovation with variable aperture; - Great design; - Software brings secure features like Secure Folder; - S8+ complaints fixed

Large; slippery and fragile; Camera needs update for low light; AR Emoji needs work; Version of Android Oreo already outdated; Inteligent Scan needs update

You can probably gather by now that Samsung Galaxy S9+ is a pretty good smartphone. It has a modern design that looks sleek, while also offering a display that is bright, vibrant, and crisp.

Yes, it is January 2019 and in just a matter of weeks, Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy S10 and S10+. We actually have an invitation to attend the event but no way of getting there this time. Maybe next year.

Samsung design continues to be great; Build quality is equal to the Note9; Actually more comfortable to hold than the Note9; Samsung's displays still blow me away; Great battery life; Fingerprint sensor placement is much better; Stereo speakers; finally; Some still care for the headphone jack

Flagship pricing; some may not like the $900+ price; Bixby isn't for everyone and you can't use it for Google; Glass slabs are fingerprint magnets; Bezel-free phones can sometimes register slight unintended touches on the sides

I am very glad I bought the Samsung Galaxy S9+ from B&HPhotoVideo. It came with the Tempered Glass Protector which actually protected the glass surface of the cell phone. Having upgraded from Galaxy S5, it has a lot of new features that I am still learning how to use.

Samsung already had some of the best-looking, most desirable smartphones around, so the Galaxy S9+ didn't need to do much to continue the trend.The biggest improvements are the camera, the processing performance and some software refinements.

The best screen on a smartphone; Versatile dual-lens camera; Fantastic performance; Eye-catching design

Little has changed from last year

The Samsung Galaxy S9+ is possibly the most fully-featured smartphone on the market. It offers out-of-the-box functionality that exceeds most other devices. It's one of the leaders of a new generation of hardware, pushing one of the nicest quality designs with one of the best displays around.

New speakers are amazing; Great camera performance in low light; Great design and display; Out-of-the-box functionality surpasses rivals; 3.5mm headphone socket

You might never find all the features; Display can crush shadows in movies; Camera could be better with HDR; Price

Simply put, the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is a bigger version of the Samsung Galaxy S9. (Check out our Samsung S9 review to find out more about the S9 Plus's smaller sibling.) And this comes without the S9 Plus being that much different to last year's Samsung Galaxy S8, either.

Standout dual-lens camera system; Luxe 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display; Better-placed fingerprint sensor

Similar to Galaxy S8 Plus; More expensive than S9

Just put on my new phone today it's brilliant, covers all the edges well and the screen is transparent so no need to keep opening the phone to see time etc.

Has great camera and functionality but struggles to align with common apps that were easily aligned on the S7. Struggles with android auto especially.