Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
  • Screen: 6.2" Super AMOLED - 1440 x 2960
  • SoC: Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
  • Camera: 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
  • Battery: 3500 mAh
  • OS: Android 10
  • Weight: 189 grams (6.67 oz)

Review

Display
61
Camera
67
Performance
47
Gaming
33
Battery
49
Connectivity
80
NanoReview Score
55

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.5:9
PPI 531 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 631 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2%
Display features - Always-On Display
Display tests
PWM 215 Hz
Response time 7 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
630 nits

Design and build

Height 158.1 mm (6.22 inches)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP68
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
84.2%

Performance

All specs and test Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Max clock 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3
Lithography process 10 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G72 MP18
GPU shading units 324
GPU clock 572 MHz
FLOPS ~370.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
747
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1904
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
453153
CPU 142354
GPU 106454
Memory 92729
UX 113153
Total score 453153
3DMark Wild Life Performance
2328
Max surface temperature 40.7 °C
Stability 95%
Graphics test 13 FPS
Graphics score 2328
PCMark 3.0
6142
Web score 5003
Video editing 5467
Photo editing 9174
Data manipulation 5634
Writing score 5951

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1794 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 400 GB

Software

Operating system Android 8.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)
ROM One UI 2.1
OS size 13.9 GB

Battery

Capacity 3500 mAh
Max charge power 15 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W)
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:50 hr
Watching video 11:56 hr
Gaming 03:31 hr
Standby 79 hr
General battery life
23:09 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Galaxy S9 Plus
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Lenses 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L3 (ISOCELL CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm
Pixel size 1.22 microns
Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6"
Video resolution 1440p at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
104
Video quality
91
Generic camera score
99

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot Yes
LTE Cat * 18
2G network GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G network HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
4G network LTE 700, LTE 2300, LTE 1900, LTE 900, LTE 1700, LTE 850, LTE 2600, LTE 1800, LTE 800, LTE 2100, LTE 2500
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
85.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced February 2018
Release date March 2018
SAR (head) 0.294 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.35 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Galaxy S9 Plus may differ by country or region
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