Samsung's Galaxy S9 Plus is the more robust Galaxy S9, and the one for power users to get.

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

As always, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ isn't the perfect smartphone, but then what really is? Manufacturers on the Android system have found their niches and specialities; while OnePlus might be known for its performance and speed, Google Pixel phones are reputed for camera and software.

While the Galaxy S9+ may not look that much different than the Galaxy S8+, much of the improvements were made under the hood. Don't fix something that ain't broken, right It's got a slightly more compact in an almost identical design, a more practical placement of the fingerprint scanner and an...

Impressive performance; Very nice display; Great dual camera setup; Loud; stereo speakers; Fast wireless charging; Water resistance

Super expensive

When Apple took the top end smartphone over the $1K barrier they became a serious investment consideration now we are seeing a pitched battle between the Apple

The Galaxy S9 Plus is a masterpiece.

Gorgeous design; Brilliant; colorful display; Feature-packed camera; Excellent low-light photo quality; Good sound from stereo speakers

Battery life could be better; Live Focus produces fuzzy photos

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Large; slippery and fragile; Camera needs update for low light; AR Emoji needs work; Version of Android Oreo already outdated; Inteligent Scan needs update

One of the biggest unveils at this year's was the new and highly anticipated and , which we were lucky enough to get some hands-on preview time with for you . Samsung's Galaxy S9 series doesn't look a whole lot different than the previous generation Galaxy S8 and 8+ line.

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 changed the smartphone industry last year with the introduction of the Galaxy S8. The world's first Infinity Display smartphone wowed consumers, making it one of the most popular Samsung flagships in recent times. That set a pretty high bar for the Korean company for this year's model.

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