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Samsung Galaxy S9+

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Released · Mar 16, 2018

This device is also known as Samsung SM-G965U

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Design
Dimensions	6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Notification light
Keys	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display
Size	6.2-inch
Resolution	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	83.68 %
Features	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1 (Excellent)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU	Adreno 630
RAM	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	64GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI
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Battery
Capacity	3500 mAh
Type	Li - Ion
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera
Rear	Dual camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg
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Buyers information
MSRP	$ 840
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Availability
Officially announced	Feb 25, 2018

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Alternative variants

International version

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg

with Dual SIM

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 940

with 128 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 890

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Boost Mobile
Xfinity Mobile

News

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