In 2019, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is sold at a price range of Rp. 10 million and the used price is Idr. 5.9 million. Check out the full Samsung S9 review.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a great phone, though not really that
different from the Galaxy S8. It brings a design and screen that is very
similar to the 2017 version. Yes, the design is identical to the Galaxy S8.
The official release of the Samsung Galaxy S9 in 2018 ago at a
price at launch of Idr. 11,499,000. The main strengths of premium class devices
rely on: 5.8-inch QHD Super Amoled screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (US) /
Samsung Exynos 9810, 4GB/6GB RAM, 64GB ROM, PDAF dual aperture camera, and 3000
mAh battery.
Nearly a year on, the Galaxy S9 is still an excellent phone that
delivers some of the best hardware, performance and photography of any handset
that can be bought today in March 2020.
The successor itself, the Samsung S10, was recently launched by
Samsung on February 20, 2019 in San Francisco. Samsung has worked hard by
embedding a lot of the latest technology into the Galaxy S9.
One that consumers appreciate a lot is the photography sector. With
a dual aperture camera will make photos taken in low light conditions still
look bright. Of course, that's not all the advantages of the Galaxy S9, here's
a full review of the specifications for you.
Samsung Galaxy S9 2019 Specifications and Prices
Metal + Glass Alloy Design
Overall, the body design that the Galaxy S9 brings is very similar
to the previous year's flagship. Only by turning the Galaxy S8 and S9 can you
see the main differences between the two.
Yes, on the Galaxy S9 the fingerprint sensor has been moved below
the main camera sensor and is no longer on the right side of the body in an
attempt to make it more accessible.
The dimensions of the Galaxy S9 make it easy to access most areas
of the screen and the fingerprint scanner. Last year the placement of the
fingerprint sensor almost destroyed the Galaxy S8, but now it's very easy for
users to land their finger on the sensor to unlock the screen.
Packing a 5.8-inch display and ultra-thin bezels above and below
the display, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is easy to operate with one hand. Samsung
still offers a headphone jack, which will be welcomed by users who don't want
to buy Bluetooth headphones, or don't want to use a dongle adapter. The jack
hole is nicely placed at the bottom of the phone on the left so that the phone
can easily fit into a pocket with a pair of earbuds connected.
Unfortunately, the Bixby button remains on the left side of the
body right in the middle. The buttons feel like volume buttons when you slide
your finger down and look for it in your pocket. The design is still as
attractive as it used to be, sparkling glass with soft buttons and light
weight. The metal and glass body retains the curved look, IP68 waterproof rating,
and microSD card slot.
The aluminum frame is also reinforced with Gorilla Glass 5 glass
which makes it solid and of high quality. The only thing that can really be
criticized is the glass coating which is easily soiled by the user's
fingerprints.
The back of the phone will look dull in no time although that is
the nature of the surface made of glass. The Galaxy S9 comes in five color
variants, although most regions won't get all of them.
Color options are Midnight Black, Lilac Purple, Coral Blue, Titanium
Gray and Sunrise Gold. The latter is a new color option for some markets.
Best Screen in its Class
The screen of the Samsung Galaxy S9 in the form of a 5.8-inch Quad
HD+ Super AMOLED panel is admittedly the best on the market. The panel made by
Samsung is the best in color reproduction, brightness, accuracy, and overall
visual acuity.
The Super Amoled display panel on the Galaxy S9 was also named by
DisplayMate as the most reflective screen on the market, meaning users will
still clearly see the content on the screen when in bright sunlight, or in a
room with strong light behind them. .
The screen also offers phenomenal quality. Color reproduction,
brightness, screen clarity, everything is perfect in the eyes of the user, and
in fact Samsung has succeeded in making the Super AMOLED technology used for
screens that produce images that are more real than before.
Users can also choose different color modes including white balance
by going to settings to get the perfect color balance. In its default
'Adaptive' mode, the colors are saturated and rich, with a predominant blue
hue.
Switching to the DCI-P3 color gamut which includes the 'AMOLED
Cinema' mode, the display is pleasing to the eye. It is even possible to adjust
the colors, reducing the amount of blue, green and red. However, even though
the technology is good, auto-brightness still has problems because it is too
bright which will suck up battery power.
What's interesting about this Galaxy S9 is that it is able to learn
the brightness preferences that the user uses, save data when the user
increases or dims the screen in certain situations, and mimics those settings
to display under the same conditions.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has also been certified for use with Premium
Mobile HDR content to play content from NetFlix or Amazon Prime. This
technology will display movies and TV shows with better contrast and allow them
to use a wider color gamut.
Watch programs that feature a lot of dark scenes, such as Altered
Carbon to see the difference. But unfortunately this phone does not support
Dolby Vision, the latest advanced HDR format. This would certainly be a shame
given that the Dolby Atmos audio platform is already available on this phone.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is not much different from the Samsung S8 in
terms of interface. The device runs Android 8 Oreo with the Experience UI
interface and also signed up for the Google Treble Project, which means users
will see faster upgrades to the latest Android versions in the future.
Indeed, the update to Android 9 Pie is promised to be received in
early 2019. The Samsung Experience UI features easy-to-use settings, notification
bar, and icon management on the home screen.
The Galaxy S9 mimics the iPhone's 3D Touch feature on the home
screen, allowing users to long-press an app and select an item that appears
either a playlist on Spotify, the most frequently contacted contacts on
WhatsApp or the option for a selfie.
Samsung S9 Camera
The camera is one of the features of the Galaxy S9 that makes it
stand out among competing brands. It was the first device to bring the
mechanical dual aperture lens from a DSLR to a much smaller phone, a feature
designed to give in more light, reduce noise, and generally make photos much
better.
Samsung says that the camera lets in 28 percent more light. It's
just that repeatedly, photos taken in low-light conditions look too bright
(like daylight) or yellow in color. A slower shutter speed (1/10, 1/11) lets in
more light, but also causes the subject to become blurry.
Performance supported by Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a very fast phone, both for light activities
and tasks that require heavy computing. For a phone at such a high price it
shouldn't come as a surprise.
At the heart of the phone is the Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810
(depending on the region, for example America will get the Snapdragon version
while Indonesia will be Exynos).
But whichever version you get, both will have the same reliability.
Apart from the typical speed improvements for the GPU and CPU, the new SoC can
also handle new features such as improved facial recognition and 960fps slow-motion
video recording.
The accompanying RAM is 4GB or 2GB less than the Samsung S9 Plus
variant. Even so, from the test results, there is no real difference in terms
of performance. Apps open quickly and games play without lags or dropped
frames.
Even the game titles on Google Play that are considered heavy,
Asphalt 8, Hitman Sniper can run perfectly. Even when used for calls, the
quality is fantastic and comfortable, better than the iPhone X with a strong
signal on both 4G and Wi-Fi.
There's also support for 1Gbps LTE download speeds and Bluetooth 5,
and storage starts at 64GB, then 128GB, and 256GB options, and can still be
increased through the use of a microSD card. While the software is still nicely
designed that offers attractive icons and smooth movement between the app
drawer and notification panel.
Duplicate apps might be the problem as there are two browsers,
gallery, email client and app store. Users can disable and hide some of these
apps, but very few can be completely removed from the device.
The same can be said about Samsung's virtual assistant, Bixby; it
can be turned off, but the button to launch it cannot be used for other
functions. There are lots of security options too. There is a function to have
a duplicate chat app if the user is using this phone for work, and Secure
Folder which is great for securing personal files.
The Samsung Health app remains, too, and there's still a handy
heart rate sensor on the back. Instead of full-fledged facial recognition like
Apple did, the Galaxy S9 still uses an iris sensor and facial scanning in addition
to a fingerprint scanner. Everything works well and users can choose which one
is most convenient for them.
Impressive Audio Quality
Another key feature worth boasting about on the Galaxy S9 is the
improved speaker feature. If users are tired of hearing sound coming from the
bottom of the phone they will appreciate if the earpiece has now moved to the
top.
The Galaxy S9's speakers have also been tuned to support Dolby
Atmos sound, giving the impression of space from the audio coming out of the
phone. Considering how thin this phone is, the overall volume and sound quality
is impressive.
Even if there are shortcomings, maybe only the volume can be a
little too loud when used to watch videos. The quality is not the best on the
market when compared to the iPhone X.
But the Galaxy S9 can already provide a decent experience when
listening to music or podcasts without earphones.
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