This is what Display Mate has reported after thoroughly testing the panel, and we can confirm that it’s true. The Galaxy S9+'s display is the best in the world of smartphones. Like before, the devices comes with IP68 certification to resist water and dust.Ī cover makes it easier to distinguish the fingerprint reader from the camera. The fingerprint reader’s speed still isn’t competitive with Huawei’s and it doesn’t always recognize gestures. Last year’s model tended to make the camera dirty because the user always had to reach over it, and this year’s model does the same thing although in a different place. The positioning is better than last year’s flagship model, but still remains strange: it’s too low to be reached naturally and the flattened shape doesn’t make it easy to use. The fingerprint reader has been moved and is now located underneath the two rear cameras. I personally preferred the finish of the S8+ the Galaxy S9+ is slightly more square and is more reminiscent of the Note 8, so the S9+ looks like a strange mix of the top two top-range devices that preceded it in 2017. The smartphone’s metal frame is less rounded and the transition from glass to aluminum feels smoother when you grip the phone. The Bixby button is still right below the volume control. The weight has also increased by 16g to 189g total: with the device in your hand you won’t really notice these changes, but you will notice how the shape of the metal structure has changed. It is imperceptibly wider and thicker with a 73.8 mm width and 8.5 mm depth (gaining. As always, the devices features two Gorilla Glass 5 curved glass panels at the edges as well as a metal frame and a solid construction.Īt 158.1 mm in height, it’s slightly shorter than last year’s model.

Samsung Galaxy S9+ design and build qualityįrom an aesthetic point of view, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ clearly doesn’t differ much from its predecessor, and when you view it from the front, it’s almost impossible to distinguish it from the Galaxy S8+.

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