VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy S9: Release date, features, price and all you need to know

Samsung Galaxy S9: Release date, features, price and all you need to know

Matthew Field 

25 FEBRUARY 2018 • 7:44PM

Samsung has revealed its latest flagship smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy S9. The new phone follows its highly successful Galaxy S8 and could set the bar for Android smartphones for the year to come.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+ CREDIT: MATTHEW FIELD/TELEGRAPH

The new phone features Samsung's now ubiquitous edge-to-edge display, AR emoji, a powerful camera and stylish super-slow motion video. Samsung has said the smartphone will "reinvent the camera", putting high-spec camera technology front and centre of the new handset.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 will lay down a challenge to Apple's premium iPhone X. It is slightly cheaper at £739, but comes with plenty of premium specs to make it a major rival to the current Apple line up. 

Samsung Galaxy S9 release date and price

The Samsung Galaxy S9 will be released on Friday, 16 March, with pre-orders starting on 1 March. It was announced on 25 February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 

The Galaxy S9 will be priced at £739, while the larger S9+ will be priced at £869. This is close to £50 more for each model than the last generation.

It is expected to be available from most major retailers and network providers, but several have set up pages where you can register your interest for a pre-order.

What does the Samsung Galaxy S9 look like?

The Samsung Galaxy S9 comes in two models, the Samsung Galaxy S9 with a 5.8-inch display and the larger Samsung Galaxy S9+ which features a 6.2-inch screen.

It looks quite similar to the older S8, but the screen is slightly longer with slightly thinner sides. Both feature a rear fingerprint sensor, while the S9 has a single lens camera and the S+ features a dual lens camera for the first time, following on from the dual camera Galaxy Note 8. 

It will come in four colours, although only three are available in the UK on launch. The UK colours are Midnight Black, Lilac Purple and Coral Blue.

The Samsung Galaxy S9+ in lilac purple

Samsung Galaxy S9 best features

The camera, reinvented

The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a much improved camera with several interesting tweaks and innovations that the company hopes will make it the top player on the market. These include a dual aperture, which means the camera lens can be made larger or smaller, essentially controlling how much light is let in.

The lens is either an  F1.5 or F2.4. The larger can allow more light to pass through, creating a brighter picture and improving the image in low light conditions. 

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