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The long wait is over!
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be available in the Philippines with a suggested retail price of PHP 45,990 and PHP 52,990, at standard 64GB respectively. The Galaxy S9+ will also be available in 128GB at PHP 55,990 and 256GB at PHP 60,990. Available in Midnight Black and Coral Blue, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ now also come in a new chic and stylish shade: Lilac Purple.
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The Galaxy S9 features a 5.8-inch, while the Plus variant comes with 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display that supports QHD+ resolution 2960 x 1440 pixels. According to Samsung, both phones come with a new kind of coating on the screen that delivers deeper blacks. Both smartphones are powered by Qualcomm’s latest chipset, which is the Snapdragon 845. Also, both are packed with 64 GB of storage and support for microSD card.
The S9 comes with 4 GB of RAM and 3,000mAh battery, on the other hand, the Plus model features 6 GB of RAM and 3,500mAh battery. Both features Quick Charge 2.0 and wireless charging.
In the camera department, the S9’s rear camera and the primary sensor in the dual camera setup of S9+ feature 12-megapixel lens with a variable aperture of f/1.5 to f/2.4. The lens is also equipped with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and dual pixel autofocus. The second camera of the dual camera system of S9+ is a 12-megapixel telephoto lens that comes with f/2.4 aperture, OIS, and dual-pixel autofocus. For taking selfies, both come with an 8-megapixel camera with f/.17 aperture and autofocus.
Both the S9 and S9+ can shoot 4K videos at 60 fps. These phones also support HD quality slow-motion videos.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Full specs:
- 5.8-inch WQHD+ 18.5:9 Super
- AMOLED display, 568ppi
- Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back)
- Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core
- 4 x 2.7GHz Custom CPU + 4 x 1.8GHz, ARM Cortex A55
- Mali G72-MP18 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 64GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
- Dual hybrid nano-SIM card and microSD card
- 4G LTE Cat. 18 6CA 1.2Gbps, WiFi
- 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0,, A2DP, LE, aptX, NFC, Iris scanner, Fingerprint scanner, GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
- 12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, 2x optical zoom
- Dual-tone, dual-LED flash
- 2160p@30fps video recording, Slow-mo 960fps @ 720p (0.2 secs)
- 8MP f/1.7 AF front-facing camera
- Dual AKG speakers, Dolby ATMOS
- Android 8.0 with Samsung Experience 9
- Bixby Vision 2.0
- 3,000 Li-Po battery
- USB Type-C Fast Charge, Wireless Charging
- 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5mm (dimensions)
- 168 grams (weight)
- Midnight Black, Lilac Purple
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Full specs
- 6.2-inch WQHD+ 18.5:9 Super l
- AMOLED display, 531ppi 83.2% STB
- Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back)
- Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core
- 4 x 2.7GHz Custom CPU + 4 x 1.8GHz
- ARM Cortex A55
- Mali G72-MP18 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 64GB, 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
- Dual hybrid nano-SIM card and microSD card
- 4G LTE Cat. 18 6CA 1.2Gbps, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX, NFC, Iris scanner, Fingerprint scanner. GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
- 12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, 2x optical zoom, telephoto
- 12MP f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, wide-angle
Dual-tone, dual-LED flash - 2160p@30fps video recording, Slow-mo 960fps @ 720p (0.2 secs)
- 8MP f/1.7 AF front-facing camera
- IP68 dust and water-resistance
- Dual AKG speakers, Dolby ATMOS
- Android 8.0 with Samsung Experience 9
- Bixby Vision 2.0
- 3,500 Li-Po battery
- USB Type-C Fast Charge, Wireless Charging
- 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5mm (dimensions)
- 189 grams (weight)
- Midnight Black, Lilac Purple, Coral Blue
