Galaxy S8 is amazing, but Samsung Galaxy S9 will get better'
Samsung Galaxy S9 can display Samsung's artificial chips. According to the Korean Herald, this new AI chip will help mobile phones connect to smart home appliances. There is also a small possibility that S9 and S9 + can be bent, Koh Dong-jin says it will perform exclusively under the Notes brand
Samsung has many things to impress us again - the fact that Apple's new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X have now been announced, will heat up pressure on South Korean giants. In fact, the upcoming Galaxy S9 has competition from the Samsung Galaxy S8, which in one year will drop dramatically in price - making it a more attractive phone for most people.
Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of the best phones out there, in fact, this is the best Android smartphone you can buy. It's as fast as you'd expect, and its edge-to-edge screen with sweet 18: 9 aspect ratio is also very pretty.
Apple has thrown away everything on the iPhone X, and it looks like the best Apple handset to date. Samsung will not survive, however, so we expect the Samsung S9 to move the smartphone benchmark once again. That being said, this is what we know about Samsung Galaxy S9 now.
Samsung Galaxy S9: At a glance
- Expected March 2017
- Around £700
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- 6GB of RAM
- 18.5:9 aspect ratio
- HDR display
- Rear-mounted fingerprint reader
- Two 12-megapixel cameras with 10x optical zoom and 1,000fps
- Waterproof
- Better battery life over the S8
- Integration with Bixby
- 64GB internal space (up to 256GB)
- USB 3.1 Type-C
- No headphone jack
- Android 8
Samsung Galaxy S9 UK price and release date: When will the S9 come out?
- Expected around March 2017
- Around £700
Samsung Galaxy S8 is quite expensive when launched, even for a flagship phone: at £ 689, it borders the iPhone area. But if you expect the S9 to be cheaper, you may be disappointed. Samsung Galaxy S8 has been a huge success at the current price point, so Samsung has no reason to reduce the S9 price. What's more, it's very unusual to see manufacturers reduce the price of new handsets - typically, RRP just goes up with every new release.
Samsung Galaxy S9 specs: Is the S9 going to be faster than the S8?
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- 6GB of RAM
- 18.5:9 aspect ratio
- HDR display
- Rear-mounted fingerprint reader
- Two 12-megapixel cameras with 10x optical zoom and 1,000fps
- Waterproof
- Better battery life over the S8
- Integration with Bixby
- 64GB internal space (up to 256GB)
- USB 3.1 Type-C
- No headphone jack
- Android 8