Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs and Features
Basic
Model No.
Galaxy S9 (Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)
Availability
Available, Release 2018, March
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network
2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Body
Dimensions
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Material
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Water Resistant
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Color
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Display
Screen
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display
Camera
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Memory
Card Slot
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.9 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core Kryo 385 (4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA & China
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China
Sensors
Fingerprint
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted)
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Audio
3.5mm Jack 24-bit/192kHz audio , Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Battery
Type
Li-Ion, Non-Removable
Capacity
3000 mAh,(11.55 Wh)
Fast Charger
Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0)
Wireless Charger
Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
Others
Others Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation