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| Samsung Unveils Galaxy S9 for Php45,990; Sports Dual Aperture Rear Camera with 960fps Slow-Mo Video |
Let us introduce you first with the Samsung Galaxy S9, it has the same design principle as its predecessor, including the display size and the front and back Corning Gorilla protection. The Super AMOLED screen still measures 5.8 inches diagonally and still has the same 18.5:9 aspect ratio and WQHD+ resolution, but this time around it occupies more space, that is an 84.2% screen-to-body ratio as compared to the 83.6% of its older sibling.
Moreover, the placement of the fingerprint sensor is in a more natural position on its back, leaving a little to no stress at all with your finger when reaching it. Samsung also improves its face scanning feature, with both infrared and RGB sensors working at the same time, spoofing one's identity is much harder than before.
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| Samsung Galaxy S9 Dual Aperture Rear Camera and Fingerprint Sensor |
Camera wise, the 12MP dual pixel OIS main shooter employs a dual aperture technology for better light management, an f/1.5 to deal with low light situations, and an f/2.4 when it is too bright. If I am not mistaken, this is the first time a smartphone maker uses such technology. It also boasts 4K videos recording at 30fps, and an amazing slow motion 720p video at 960fps. Meanwhile, the front-facing snapper has similar, if not the same set-up with the last year offering, an 8MP f/1.7 sensor. Both the front and back cameras offer AR Emoji and Art Bokeh.
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The other features worth mentioning are the high-power Stereo Speakers tuned by AKG, IP68 water and dust resistant, intelligent Personal Assistant with Bixby 2.0, 10nm octa core processor, 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 64GB UFS 2.1 internal storage, wireless charging, and 3000 lithium-polymer battery.
It will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow, February 27, and will arrive on March 16. The Samsung Galaxy S9 can be yours for Php45,990, that is 6000 pesos more premium that the Galaxy S8 when it was launched in 2017.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs:
- Dual Nano SIM, dual standby, supports up to 1.2Gbps LTE connectivity
- 5.8-inch Super AMOLED WQHD+ (2960x1440) Infinity display, 84.2% screen-to-body-ratio
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, front and rear
- IP68-certified, dust and water proof over 1.5 meters for 30 minutes
- Dimensions: 147.7mm x 68.7mm x 8.5mm
- Weight: 168 grams
- Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9 on top
- Bixby Vision 2.0
- 2.9GHz quad core Custom CPU + 1.9GHz quad core Cortex-A55 CPU, ARM Mali-G72MP18 GPU, Samsung Exynos 9810 10nm FinFet chipset
- 4GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 64GB UFS 2.1 internal storage, expandable up to 256GB via micro SD card, uses SIM 2 slot
- 12MP OIS dual aperture (f/1.5 & f/2.4) Dual Pixel PDAF main camera with dual-tone LED flash, 4K (2160p) video recording at 30fps, 720p slow-mo video recording at 960fps
- 8MP f/1.7 auto focus secondary camera
- Multimedia player
- Dual speaker powered by AKG
- 3.5mm audio jack
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- USB Type-C v3.1
- Bluetooth v5.0
- NFC
- Iris + Face scanner
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience)
- Sensors: fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
- Battery: 3000mAh Li-Po, non-removable, supports fast charging and wireless charging
- Colors: midnight black, lilac purple
- Price: Php45,990