Samsung Galaxy S9 - Technical characteristics and specifications

Galaxy S9 technical characteristics

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy S9 is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in), a weight of 163 grams, a screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density).

It has a processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, a graphics card Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China, a 4 GB RAM memory and an internal memory of 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM expandable by memory card microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only .

The Samsung Galaxy S9 comes from the factory with the Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy S9

Connectivity
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G connectivity	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G connectivity	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
4G connectivity	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
5G connectivity	No
Network speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Date announced	2018, February
Status	Available. Released 2018, March

Body
Dimensions	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Height	147.7
Thickness	8.5 mm
Weight gr.	163
Weight oz	5.75
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue

Screen
Type of screen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Screen size	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
Chipset	Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Storage and memory
Memory card	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM
RAM	4 GB (See other devices with 4 GB)

Cameras
Main camera	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4
Secondary camera	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22

Communications
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
NFC	Yes
Radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2