Samsung Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9 Plus – Everything You Need To Know

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus will be the company’s upcoming flagship devices. Both these devices are the successors to Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus which came with a lot of innovative features. The dual camera setup introduced with the Galaxy Note 8 will be also featured on the Galaxy S9 & S9 Plus devices. We expect the next-gen Galaxy S devices to launch in February or March of 2018.

Samsung Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9 Plus Firmware & Model Numbers Leaked

(September 29th, 2017)

After unveiling the Galaxy Note 8 ahead of the IFA 2017 event, Samsung has recently launched it in the Indian market. For the first time, the company has added a dual camera setup with the Galaxy Note 8. Before the iPhone launch event, DJ Koh, CEO of Samsung has confirmed about the launch of foldable Galaxy smartphone in 2018. He also mentioned facing technological hurdles in commercializing the device.

However, the company’s next flagship smartphones – the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are already in the development stage. Just like the Galaxy S8 launch, both the Galaxy S9 devices are expected to be launched ahead of the MWC 2018 event. Today, we got to know about the model numbers of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus as SM-G960F and SM-G965F respectively. These are on the same lines as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones.

While the Galaxy S8 came with SM-G950 and Galaxy S8 Plus has SM-G955 as the model number. Even the firmware development for the upcoming Galaxy S devices has already begun. Looking at the model numbers, the G960FXXU0AQI5 firmware is for Galaxy S9 and G965FXXU0AQI5 is for Galaxy S9 Plus. By the time of the official launch, the devices should be running on Android 8.0.1 Oreo or later with the Samsung Experience UI on the top.

The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will most probably feature dual camera setup on the rear. While the company missed out integrating under-glass fingerprint sensor with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 devices, the Galaxy S9 devices might become first Samsung devices to sport under-glass fingerprint technology. Since these devices are in the middle of the development stage, we should be seeing more leaks in the coming weeks.

Latest: Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9 Plus Rumored to Offer 6GB RAM & 128GB Storage

We came to know most of the iPhone X details ahead of its official launch, thanks to the leaks from Benjamin Geskin. Now, the same guy has revealed few details about the upcoming Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones. Just like the Galaxy Note9, the base models of the Galaxy S9 & S9 Plus will also offer 6GB of RAM. The devices will be coming with 128GB of internal storage and offer MicroSD card support for further expanding the storage.

While the U.S and Chinese variants are mentioned to come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, the rest of the world will be seeing the devices with 10nm Exynos 9 Octa processor. The Exynos 9 Octa on the Galaxy S9 devices might be the successor to the Exynos 9 Octa 8895 used in the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note8 smartphones. We also expect the company to further trim down the bezels on the infinity display.

Samsung Galaxy S9 variants

SM-G960F – Unlocked single SIM model

SM-G960FD – Unlocked Dual SIM model

SM-G960U – Unlocked US model

SM-G960V – Verizon US model

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus variants

SM-G965F – Unlocked single SIM model

SM-G965FD – Unlocked Dual SIM model

SM-G965U – Unlocked US model

SM-G965V – Verizon US model

In term of camera, the new leak mentioned the Galaxy S9 & S9 Plus to sport the improved dual camera setup from the Galaxy Note8. By the time of the launch, the devices should be running on the latest Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. We will also be seeing the newly announced Bixby 2.0 AI and the improved DeX support. Samsung might unveil the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus in February at MWC 2018, or in March in New York.

Stay tuned on Phone Radar for more details about the upcoming Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones.

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