Renders of the upcoming Samsung flagships, Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ have reportedly been leaked by none other than noted leakster Evan Blass. A recent tweet by Evan Blass shows the two Samsung smartphones carrying a similar design as their predecessors, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Due to launch on February 25 at the MWC 2018, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will reportedly be a mere ‘component upgrade’ to the existing flagships.
The Samsung smartphones will be powered by Qualcomm 845 SoC (in US region) and the latest Exynos chipset in the UK and Indian markets. The phones will be IP 68 dust and water resistant. The Samsung S9 will feature a 5.8-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED curved display with a pixel density of 570 ppi while the S9+ will have a 6.2-inch display. Both will be powered by Android 8.0 operating system.
The Galaxy S9 will come with 4GB of RAM while the bigger S9+ could come with 6GB of RAM. Both the phones are expected to offer 64GB onboard storage with the option of an expandable memory card slot of up to 256GB. However, Samsung could launch 128GB or 256GB storage variant as well.
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With Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 coming into the equation, the device will support Gigabit LTE connectivity. On the camera front, there will be a 12-megapixel rear camera with OIS on the S9 while the plus variant will have a vertical dual-lens setup like the iPhone X at the back.
There will be Bixby and wireless charging option along with USB Type-C. Samsung has retained the 3.5mm headphone jack and will also provide free AKG earphones.
The battery capacity will be similar to the S8 and S8+. The smaller one will come with a 3,000 mAh battery while the S9+ will have a 3,500 battery.
As far as the pricing is concerned, going by the launch price of the older Galaxy S8, the Galaxy S9 is expected to cost around Rs 60,000. Both the smartphones are expected to be available by March.
As per a few reports, Samsung will also be embedding ‘Intelligent Scan’ technology in the upcoming flagships, which will combine the iris scanner and face recognition to improve the unlocking of the device under bad lighting conditions.
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