Samsung Galaxy S9

[Tsepz]

That is good for Samsung, but the iPhone X still kills it in the performance.

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Your response is confusing, he is about the Exynos 9810, yet your benchmark shows Snapdragon 845. #fail

Either way, I think weanaged to establish these thingsean nothing last year when most Android Flagships beta the iPhone 8 Plus and X in the real world speed tests.

With that said, if all I did was run benchmarks all day long on my phone not using it for anything else realistic, I'd gladly get an iPhone X, so I guess you have a point there.

 

[Tsepz]

The Galaxy S9's Exynos 9810 almost doubles the performance, while multicore performance increases 40% - in total, we're talking about a performance increase of ~ 65% in total. (By comparison, we saw a performance increase of ~ 15% from S7 to S8). In addition, the S9 brings the latest Samsung Experience edition to a Galaxy S model for the first time, tackling many of the issues with frame drops and lugging that TouchWiz has often been criticized for. As noted in Note 8, Samsung finally manages to provide a smooth UI software experience in the user interface. The S9 also receives stereo speakers, proper face recognition technology and major upgrades in the camera. Also moved the fingerprint scanner, thank god.

So overall, S9 is a major upgrade from S8 than the S8 was from S7, or the S7 was from S6. So yes, the upgrade is pretty big. Do not be misunderstood just because it looks a lot like S8. There are major changes in the S9 than what you see at first glance.

I'm definitely switching (fell for the iPhone X meme).

Are you in the USA?

US markets only get Snapdragon, not the Exynos, which is a shame as Exynos tends to handle a lot better than Snapdragon, as had been the situation for the last couple of years.

I cannot wait to upgrade from my Note8 Exynos 8895 to Note9 Exynos9810, going by all those performance improvements you mentioned.

 

[Vegastouch]

Your response is confusing, he is about the Exynos 9810, yet your benchmark shows Snapdragon 845. #fail

Either way, I think weanaged to establish these thingsean nothing last year when most Android Flagships beta the iPhone 8 Plus and X in the real world speed tests.

With that said, if all I did was run benchmarks all day long on my phone not using it for anything else realistic, I'd gladly get an iPhone X, so I guess you have a point there.

I've never cared about benchmarks anyways. I will never care if my Galaxy phones are a second slower or faster when I have so much more options and customizations that come with it. Benchmarks are for geeks who like to argue about which is better, which means nothing to me.

 

[Tsepz]

I've never cared about benchmarks anyways. I will never care if my Galaxy phones are a second slower or faster when I have so much more options and customizations that come with it. Benchmarks are for geeks who like to argue about which is better, which means nothing to me.

Exactly.

They are absolutely useless in the grand scheme of things, I learnt that years ago.

Not sure when last I ran a benchmark app, must have been on my old Galaxy S4 in 2013 when Oct Core was new.

 

[mi7chy]

Synthetic benchmarks are useless even way back when Intel used to game their compilers to artificially run code slower on competitors' CPUs. Only tech noobs put much weight on it.

http://www.agner.org/optimize/blog/read.php?i=49#49

Real world usability and performance is more important. So, instead of touting A SoC that benchmarks faster than desktop CPUs I'd rather have a SoC that actually offers desktop functionality like Android and Linux DeX and, hopefully soon, Windows 10 DeX.

 

[5105973]

I've been impressed with some of the phones Blu (American company) has been throwing out lately, and for such a low price.

I need to take a look at those!

 

[Puddled]

The era of the annual upgrade (ie the race to getting a phone without serious comprimise) must surely be over?

This thread is pretty quiet considering Samsung has just released thier latest flagship?

I'm still rocking my S6 and to be honest, i look at the S9 and don't really see much reason to change. Battery ain't fantastic on the S6 but it still gets me through a normal day. I use wireless charging as well so it's not far from being constantly fully charged.

Unless you are after the very latest in micro upgrades, or just need a new phone, what is the point?

 

[jamezr]

Little comparison...

http://mobiledevicesize.com/compare/#883,773,961;1

 

[Mark316]

Nice to see it getting shorter, even if it's by a small amount. Phones don't need to be getting any taller.

 

[5105973]

It’s still going to fit okay into the last Gear VR headset, I hope. I mean the S9+.

Did the Note 8 fit into the last released Gear VR headset?

I like the S-Pen but I like VR more.

 

[Achillias]

Wow the Asus Zenfone 5 is 499 dollars with the Snapdragon 845, 8GB of ram 128 GB of storage, stereo speakers and face ID.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I need to take a look at those!

Take a look at the Blu Vivo X going for $250

 

[jamezr]

Nice to see it getting shorter, even if it's by a small amount. Phones don't need to be getting any taller.

My thoughts too. They don’t need to get any longer....

 

[jamezr]

Wow the Asus Zenfone 5 is 499 dollars with the Snapdragon 845, 8GB of ram 128 GB of storage, stereo speakers and face ID.

Looks like a iPhone X clone....

 

[Achillias]

Looks like a iPhone X clone....

It does but with flagship specs and much cheaper than others.

 

[jamezr]

It does but with flagship specs and much cheaper than others.

Gotta admit though..... that’s a pretty blatant copy. Clones are always cheaper than the originals.

 

[Aneres11]

A guy I work with passed me his phone today to read a series of messages him and his mate were having last night (some friendly ribbing about a game they're playing online which he knew I'd appreciate).
He has an S8 Plus.

I have obviously got used to having a small screen phone (Pixel 2) as man that thing has an immersive screen!
I can kind of understand why people enjoy larger screen devices and even though I owned an S8 myself briefly on launch last year, I'd obviously forgotten how much Samsung's design language these days is pretty much just all screen!
I think the curved sides and the size of the Plus model just really adds to that feeling.

Even my iPhone X didn't feel as immersive as that did. Like these phones or not I gotta tip my hat to them for their design innovation. There's only so much you can do with a rectangle of glass / metal lol, and they've certainly got the best from it.

 

[Peterg2]

The Galaxy S9's Exynos 9810 almost doubles the performance, while multicore performance increases 40% - in total, we're talking about a performance increase of ~ 65% in total. (By comparison, we saw a performance increase of ~ 15% from S7 to S8). In addition, the S9 brings the latest Samsung Experience edition to a Galaxy S model for the first time, tackling many of the issues with frame drops and lugging that TouchWiz has often been criticized for. As noted in Note 8, Samsung finally manages to provide a smooth UI software experience in the user interface. The S9 also receives stereo speakers, proper face recognition technology and major upgrades in the camera. Also moved the fingerprint scanner, thank god.

So overall, S9 is a major upgrade from S8 than the S8 was from S7, or the S7 was from S6. So yes, the upgrade is pretty big. Do not be misunderstood just because it looks a lot like S8. There are major changes in the S9 than what you see at first glance.

I'm definitely switching (fell for the iPhone X meme).

Despite the absence for some time of Anand lal Shimpi and Brian Klug, Anandtech is still the best when it comes to digging deep into CPUs, phones etc.

Here is a good read regarding the latest Exynos:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12478/exynos-9810-handson-awkward-first-results

More to follow in due course.

 

[nviz22]

Can’t wait to try the S9+ at a store because the moment it has good deals, I’ll have to think long and hard. A free DeX unit is a good starting point.
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Can’t wait to try the S9+ at a store because the moment it has good deals, I’ll have to think long and hard. A free DeX unit is a good starting point.

BOGO deal could occur with T-Mobile within first month or so.

 

[lsutigerfan1976]

I've never cared about benchmarks anyways. I will never care if my Galaxy phones are a second slower or faster when I have so much more options and customizations that come with it. Benchmarks are for geeks who like to argue about which is better, which means nothing to me.

I’m with you. Most ppl just text, make calls, and use a couple of apps like Twitter etc on their phone. Nothing big. So someone saying this phone beats the next phone by such and such benchmark score doesn’t impress me. Cause I rarely use my phone for much anyhow.

 

[5105973]

I’m going to possibly have to stand corrected on what said about iPhones earlier. On Tom’s Guide site it says the larger iPhone coming out this year may have dual sims. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-x-plus-rumors,news-26684.html

 

[Oohara]

Gotta admit though..... that’s a pretty blatant copy. Clones are always cheaper than the originals.

Yeah damn no kidding, I had to literally move my head closer to the screen and blink my eyes to make sure it wasn't an X lol. I'm surprised actually, didn't think Asus was into that kind of thing. Not gonna help their brand imo.

 

[widgeteer]

The era of the annual upgrade (ie the race to getting a phone without serious comprimise) must surely be over?

This thread is pretty quiet considering Samsung has just released thier latest flagship?

I'm still rocking my S6 and to be honest, i look at the S9 and don't really see much reason to change. Battery ain't fantastic on the S6 but it still gets me through a normal day. I use wireless charging as well so it's not far from being constantly fully charged.

Unless you are after the very latest in micro upgrades, or just need a new phone, what is the point?

Because it’s the same phone Sammy has been releasing for the last two or three years.

 

[4RunnerHeaven]

Your response is confusing, he is about the Exynos 9810, yet your benchmark shows Snapdragon 845. #fail

Either way, I think weanaged to establish these thingsean nothing last year when most Android Flagships beta the iPhone 8 Plus and X in the real world speed tests.

With that said, if all I did was run benchmarks all day long on my phone not using it for anything else realistic, I'd gladly get an iPhone X, so I guess you have a point there.

Umm, we can't get the Exynos in the USA. So it is NOT A FAIL. Again, it's still slower than the X.

 

[jamezr]

Looks like the glass and metal on the Galaxy S9 and S9+ are gonna be more durable.

Stronger metal, thicker glass equals higher durability
First, the front glass has been made slightly thicker – the S9’s front glass’ thickness value stands at 0.6T, while the S8’s was 0.5T. Just thicker glass isn’t enough, however, so Samsung has also upgraded the metal on the sides of the device. The company has used AL 7003 high-strength aluminum on the S9, and AL 7003 doesn’t deform as much as AL 6013, the aluminum used on the Galaxy S8. The metal rim on the S9 and S9+ is 0.2 mm thicker, and thanks to the stronger type of aluminum, the metal transfers 1.2 times less shock to the glass around it upon drop impact.

https://www.sammobile.com/news/heres-how-the-galaxy-s9-is-more-durable-than-the-galaxy-s8/