![]() ![]() The phone launches on March 16. Unlocked versions of the Galaxy S9 will cost from $720 and the S9+ begins at $840.The MediaTek MT8168 is an ARM based entry-level to mid-range SoC for (Android based) tablets. We'll have a full review of DeX when it becomes available. The previous version output a high-definition (1920 x 1080) video image while the new version ups that to 2560 x 1440 pixels, so users have more screen real-estate. Screen-resolution of the desktop interface is also improved. The Dex dock includes 2 conventional USB sockets, an HDMI and a USB-C connector. The dock can charge the phone if connected to power but otherwise doesn't require power. It breaks this out to two USB-A, a USB-C and an HDMI connector. The phone connects to DeX via its USB-C socket. With DeX, Samsung is hoping to convince users that they don't necessarily need to take a laptop with them to meetings or on business trips as DeX interfaces with a monitor, keyboard and mouse to produce a computer desktop-style interface. Samsung said an on-screen keyboard is also coming, although that would appear to be a little more clumsy to use. This new DeX positions the phone flat on your desktop, as opposed to standing at an upright angle as in the original dock. With the phone flat, the screen can be used as a trackpad, negating the need for a mouse. Perhaps the biggest improvement for enterprise users is the one that isn't available yet: a new version of the DeX dock called the DeX Pad. These words were in Spanish just seconds ago. Adam Patrick Murray/IDGīixby can translation foreign languages in real-time. When pointed at text in a foreign language, the camera attempts to recognize it and translate it. The same feature was already available in Google's Translate app. Samsung's Bixby digital assistant has also been updated and can now do live translation with the camera. The Enterprise Edition of the phone, available from Samsung and channel partners, also comes with Knox Configure that allows remote provisioning and configuration of mobile devices with granular control of many settings.Įnterprise customers can also send new firmware to phones on their schedule rather than that of a carrier. Users can also specify a different fingerprint to access a secure folder than the one used to unlock the phone. In tests, I found it made opening the phone a snap but Samsung says it's not as secure as iris identification on its own. There's a new biometric login mode called Intelligent Scan that combines iris and facial recognition. Samsung has offered multitasking on previous phones - allowing apps to be open side-by-side - but now favorite combinations can be saved so they both open with a single tap. New is the ability to pin pairs of apps to the desktop so they can be opened together. The screen hasn't changed much on the Galaxy S9.įor business users, the phone comes with a host of productivity improvements that should make it a more useful companion. Pictures shot by the phone were bright, sharp and good looking, as you would expect. The phone then picks the best parts from each of those images, stitches them together and comes up with a single image. In auto mode, the on-sensor memory is also used to capture up to 12 versions of the same image. Adam Patrick Murray/IDGĪs soon as you save your AR Emoji, a suite of themed animated GIFs appear in your gallery, and are ready to use in messaging apps. So too are the AR moji, Samsung's personalized animated graphics that are a lot of fun and one of the key software selling points of the phone. It's a neat trick, even if it is one you'll only use occasionally. When played back at 60 frames per second, you get a super slow-motion effect. That means it can capture bursts of images in fast succession: at 960 frames per second. Some of the biggest upgrades are around the camera, which is based on a new imaging chip that has its own memory so it can quickly store captured images and be ready for another picture. That's a healthy jump on the Qualcomm-based S8+, which averaged 1,784 and 6,025 respectively. Luckily there are benchmarks, and on Geekbench 4, the phone scored 2,225 and 8,449 for single and multicore respectively. Performance is better thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. In my tests, the phone zipped along and felt considerably faster than my current Note 8, however a new phone is always going to feel faster than an older device gummed up with apps. The S9 has a 5.8-inch screen, 12-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera while the S9+ has a 6.2-inch screen, dual 12-megapixel rear cameras and 8-megapixel front camera. Samsung wisely moved its fingerprint sensor to below the camera. ![]()
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