MANILA, Philippines - Samsung Electronics officially unveiled their next flagship devices, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday, February 25 (Monday in Manila time). Local launch event was also held announcing the official price and release date in the country.
The Galaxy S9 and S9+ boast its advanced camera, redesigned with a new Dual Aperture lens that powers an innovative low light camera, Super Slow-mo video capabilities and personalized AR Emoji.
S9 promised an enhanced entertainment experience with powerful stereo speakers tuned by AKG, immersive audio with Dolby Atmos and a refined edge-to-edge Infinity Display – a key staple in Samsung’s design heritage.
In addition, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ come with the new SmartThings app, which unites Samsung’s existing IoT services into one single, smart experience.
Samsung sets the gold standard for smartphones with IP68 water and dust resistance and wireless charging and goes a step beyond with the Galaxy S9 and S9+.
The devices now support expandable memory of up to 400GB with a Micro SD Card and are equipped with the latest premium application processors offering powerful performance and sophisticated image processing.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus: Official Introduction
Here are Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Product Specifications:
Pricing and availability in the Philippines
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be available in the Philippines starting March 16 (Friday).
It will be offered in Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue and a new hue, Lilac Purple. Pre-order will run from February 27 to March 6.
— The Summit Express
The Galaxy S9 and S9+ boast its advanced camera, redesigned with a new Dual Aperture lens that powers an innovative low light camera, Super Slow-mo video capabilities and personalized AR Emoji.
S9 promised an enhanced entertainment experience with powerful stereo speakers tuned by AKG, immersive audio with Dolby Atmos and a refined edge-to-edge Infinity Display – a key staple in Samsung’s design heritage.
In addition, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ come with the new SmartThings app, which unites Samsung’s existing IoT services into one single, smart experience.
Samsung sets the gold standard for smartphones with IP68 water and dust resistance and wireless charging and goes a step beyond with the Galaxy S9 and S9+.
The devices now support expandable memory of up to 400GB with a Micro SD Card and are equipped with the latest premium application processors offering powerful performance and sophisticated image processing.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus: Official Introduction
Here are Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Product Specifications:
| Item | Galaxy S9 | Galaxy S9+ |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Android 8 (Oreo) | |
| Display | 5.8-inch Quad HD + Curved Super AMOLED, 18.5:91,2 (570ppi) | 6.2-inch Quad HD + Curved Super AMOLED, 18.5:99,10 (529ppi) |
| Body | 147.7mm x 68.7mm x 8.5mm, 163g, IP687 | 158.1mm x 73.8mm x 8.5mm, 189g, IP687 |
| Camera | Rear: Super Speed Dual Pixel 12MP AF sensor with OIS (F1.5/F2.4) | Rear: Dual Camera with Dual OIS |
| Front: 8MP AF (F1.7) | – Wide-angle: Super Speed Dual Pixel 12MP AF sensor (F1.5/F2.4) | |
| – Telephoto: 12MP AF sensor (F2.4) | ||
| Front: 8MP AF (F1.7) | ||
| AP | 10nm, 64-bit, Octa-core processor (2.7 GHz Quad + 1.7 GHz Quad) | |
| 10nm, 64-bit, Octa-core processor (2.8 GHz Quad + 1.7 GHz Quad) | ||
| Memory | 4GB RAM | 6GB RAM |
| 64GB/128GB/256GB4 + Micro SD Slot (upto 400 GB) | 64GB/128GB/256GB12 + Micro SD Slot (upto 400GB) | |
| SIM Card | Single SIM: Nano SIM | |
| Dual SIM (Hybrid SIM): Nano SIM + Nano SIM or MicroSD slot | ||
| Battery | 3,000mAh | |
| Fast Wired Charging compatible with QC 2.0 | ||
| Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA | ||
| Network | Enhanced 4X4 MIMO / CA, LAA, LTE Cat.18 | |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM, Bluetooth® v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT+, USB type-C, NFC, Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou)5 | |
| Payment | NFC, MST | |
| Sensors | Iris sensor, Pressure sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint sensor, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, HR sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Light sensor | |
| Authentication | Lock type: pattern, PIN, password | |
| Biometric lock type: iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, face recognition, Intelligent Scan: multimodal biometric authentication with iris scanning and face recognition | ||
| Audio | Stereo speakers tuned by AKG, surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology, | |
| Audio playback format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF | ||
| Video | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | |
Pricing and availability in the Philippines
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be available in the Philippines starting March 16 (Friday).
| MODEL | CAPACITY | PRICE (SRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Galaxy S9 | 4GB RAM + 64GB storage | Php45,990 |
| Galaxy S9+ | 6GB RAM + 64GB storage | Php52,990 |
| Galaxy S9 Plus | 6GB RAM + 128GB storage | Php55,990 |
| Galaxy S9 Plus | 6GB RAM + 256GB storage | Php60,990 |
It will be offered in Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue and a new hue, Lilac Purple. Pre-order will run from February 27 to March 6.
— The Summit Express
