SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 RELEASE IS TOMORROW,HERE IS EVERYTHING TO EXPECT FROM IT

It's unlikely the impending unveiling will have many surprises in store, though, as we already know a hell of a lot about the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, courtesy of the online rumour mill.

We've rounded up everything we know about the handset so far below.

Specs

- 5.8in / 6.2in QHD+ Super AMOLED curved display (570ppi / 529ppi)

- Samsung 10nm Exynos 9810 CPU (4x 2.9GHz, 4x 1.9GHz)

- 4GB RAM / 6GB RAM

- 3,000mAh / 3,500mAh batteries

- 64GB storage with microSD expansion up to 400GB

- Cat 18 LTE support (1.2Gbps download speeds)

- Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, front-facing iris scanner

- 12MP Dual Pixel camera with OIS (f/1.5, f/2.4) / Vertical dual rear-facing camera, 8MP front-facing camera

- Bixby AI assistant with dedicated button

- USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack

- Stereo speakers

- Wireless charging support

- IP68 water and dust resistance

- Built-in FM radio

- Updated DeX docking station

- Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, and Coral Blue, Lilac Purple variants

Say hello to the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9 Plus

Multiple rumors (and common sense) point to a repeat of last year, namely two new phones, once again. According to specs from WinFuture, the main difference between the incoming S9 and the S9 Plus will still be screen size. However, it may not be the only thing separating the 5.8-inch Galaxy S9 from the 6.2-inch Plus version. The bigger S9 Plus will apparently pack dual 12-megapixel rear cameras -- a first for the Galaxy S family, even if the Note 8 picked up a second camera last year.

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At the start of the year, Samsung's chip division announced its latest Exynos mobile processor, and it made a big deal about how its new chip would improve future smartphones' AI performance, face detection and image recognition. Real-time 3D scanning of your face, then, would be very possible. As the press release put it: "Hybrid face detection enables realistic face-tracking filters as well as stronger security when unlocking a device with one's face."

New camera tricks

Let's home in on those purported dual cameras. Beside the depth of field skills we've seen on other companies' camera phones, Samsung might be planning something a little more remarkable: a rear camera that can switch between two different aperture modes.

Like Samsung's Asia-only W2018 from last year, the camera may tap into an f/1.5 aperture for low-light shooting or macro photography, but also use an f/2.4 aperture to ensure more objects are in focus. F/1.5 is also an extraordinarily low f-stop for a smartphone -- and means more light hitting the imaging sensor, more detail and less noise. A very early leak, involving a possible retail box for the S9, suggests this variable aperture camera will make it to both the new phones.

Any other business

Last but not least, it looks like Samsung will fix one of our biggest issues with the Galaxy S8 -- that terrible fingerprint sensor placement. Now, it's graciously moved away from being right next to the camera sensor(s), looking a lot more like rival Android phones, at least on the back. We'll discover which rumors turned out to be true in a few days. There's a conspicuous absence of Bixby news, but we're certain Samsung will have more to say about its beleaguered virtual assistant as it comes up to its one-year anniversary. Rest assured, we'll be giving it a thorough hands-on testing as soon as we can.

Sources:
https://goo.gl/naHKxS