Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs

Released

Mar 16, 2018

Display

6.2-inch
2960 x 1440 px

Camera

12 MP Main
8 MP Selfie

Battery

3500 mAh

Storage

64GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
6GB RAM

OS

Android 10
Samsung One UI

Description

With the Samsung Galaxy S9+, you get all the great features of the S9, including the shiny glass-and-metal design, the immersive Infinity Display, the stereo speakers, and the dual-aperture camera with 960fps slow-motion and AR Emoji. On top of this, you also get a larger screen, a bigger battery, and a second camera at the back enabling 2X lossless zoom and bokeh effect for your portraits. All of these goodies are backed up by a top-notch specs sheet making this one of the most powerful Android phones around.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-G965U

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	6.2-inch
Resolution:	2960 x 1440 px, 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

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 2800 MHz, Kryo 385, 64-bit
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
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3500 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
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)
Specifications:	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)
Specifications:	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)
Features:	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)

Design Size comparison
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

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

Multimedia Benchmarks
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

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

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

Buyers information
MSRP:	$ 840

Availability
Officially announced:	Feb 25, 2018

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Alternative variants

Samsung Galaxy S9+

SM-G965F 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, 64-bit
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

Samsung Galaxy S9+

SM-G965F/DS 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, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM:	Shared with microSD

Samsung Galaxy S9+

with 256 GB storage

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

Samsung Galaxy S9+

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

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