Based on the initial reviews, looks like it will have a good battery life since Samsung limits CPU and GPU clocks. The new raw exynos is simply overpowered hence their decision would be reasonable plus to match with Snapdragon variant of it. Anyway we don't know if that's the final setup until retail units are out.

Snapdragon is for US market surely to boast off their high speed downstream and upstream connectivity with qualcomm's new chip. Samsung's Exynos soc solution suffices the need of Asian market and other non US market.

https://www.dxomark.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-p...nd-performance/

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I think this thread will kena close soon by mods lol

last time got scalper eh? they hoard the free gifts? I think a lot of ppl jumped on board of the S8 and Note8 bandwagon leaving not much ppl left in desperate needs to upgrade this time. Maybe even samsung didnt forecast much initial local units given by global response upon S9's announcement. S8 and Note8 was just too powderful and still relevant for today's standard.

Shopback Ada capping at rm60 I think. Then include cc rebate and points if applicable. Good buy!

Oh true on this. Just checked qoo10 shopback info and it didn't state any capping clause.

I would guess lowlight performance would be great just like s9+. Just lack of zoom and bokeh due to single cam. Just guessing here. Let's wait for a review comparison of both. I wouldn't worry if I were you unless the two mentioned features are a big deal to you

This post has been edited by pluginbaby: Mar 6 2018, 08:43 AM

Future updates to S9 might change this depending on user reception once the device is out in masses to consumer. Too early to conclude right now but Anandtech's initial test of S9+ exynos version did hinted that samsung did something to match performance of the exynos variant with the snapdragon one. He also stated that sammy representative said the units at MWC isnt optimized yet (production unit might be lower clocked or use a diff cpu/gpu scheduler?? maybe)

We dont know the truth of the claims till like few months down the road where updates are out and ppl will heavily compare the two variants. Im not shocked at all hearing battery life didnt get significant improvement barely looking at the size of the battery. With that best in class display and best raw performing processor for android at the moment for that battery size, kind of expected. S9 is still a powerhouse to me overall

Better efficiency is true but that doesn't directly translate to longer usage time or longer screen on time.

Example below:
Chip 1 (old architecture design) is running straight at constant 2Ghz = screen on time could translate to around 4hours
Chip 2 (new architecture and more optimized running at constant 2.5Ghz = screen on time could translate to around 4hours

Both devices using the above example mentioned have the same battery life (for SOT) but Chip 2 is more optimized. If Chip 1 need to run at 2.5Ghz to meet Chip2's processing ability, then it might get only 3.5hours of battery life.

Every new gen demands higher processing ability due to more features, more required computation (even for camera to do HDR or white balance or denoise) and better cpu/gpu processing which translate to smoother and faster UI transitions.

The way to increase battery life that you expect here is bumping battery capacity but that will diminish the premium solid looking device that is for 2018's standard here and weight as well.

Samsung definitely needs 6GB knowing how TouchWiz (Samsung Experience UI) is. The memory management will suffer on 4GB. Go for 6GB min on sammy

U mean non plus? Plus version is with 6GB ram which shouldn't have any apps retention issue

oh my bad man. always thought it was 6 last yr.

Wireless charger can put at office on work desk. When there's call or need to rush meeting just pick it up. No need to susah2 unplug.

It blocks authentication after several failed attempts like in pocket etc. There's a cooldown period before it is re-enabled again. Quick way is to restart but I prefer just to manual unlock it for that usage time.

This post has been edited by pluginbaby: Mar 12 2018, 11:09 AM

I see it as personal preferences here. S9+ camera is indeed awesome and a step ahead of S8 and Note8 territory here. Apple is under great pressure here knowing a march release Android device is leading the pack.

Agreed. Almost most flagship is able to do 5-6hrs SOT by constantly using the phone as battery is not wasted during standby (browsing, tweeting and retc). On heavy usage days and aggressive multitasking with mixed standby on LTE, 3-4hrs SOT would be good enough.

Having experience installing it on Pixel 2. No way man for Matte, always go for Clear type. The matte version will make your eyes sore and thinking the screen is horribly defected lol.

Updated with extra option.

Ive just tested YouTube Vanced PiP. Video still playing and audio still going off when you switch off screen. Not sure to what extent tho. Just a quick test on my pixel