Science Samsung Galaxy S9 preview: Biggest and newest Android phone due next week

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/02...t-and-newest-android-phone-due-next-week.html

Fox said:
Samsung is expected to introduce the 5.8-inch Galaxy S9 and the 6.2-inch Galaxy S9+ next week just before Mobile World Congress starts in Barcelona on February 26. The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event will happen on Feb. 25, 2018, in Barcelona, coinciding with the MWC 2018 trade show, according to the Samsung invite.
This year don’t expect major physical design changes, as it’s mostly a “component upgrade,” according to Evan Blass, writing about the phones at Venture Beat.



Some of the expected upgrade highlights are:

Motion-activated super slow-mo: Slated for a refresh are imaging hardware and software, which includes “motion-detected, ‘super slow-mo’” video capture, according to Blass. When fast movement is detected, the frames per second (FPS) gets a boost, going as high as 960 FPS, according to various reports.

Aperture switching: Both phones will have “variable aperture” on their main 12-megapixel cameras, Blass wrote. That feature allows you to switch between f/2.4 and f/1.5. The ability to switch aperture sizes allows you, for example, to blur the foreground and background around your subject.

The Galaxy S9+ will add another 12-megapixel rear camera module, though this one will be a fixed aperture.

The front selfie cameras are expected to be 8-megapixel in size.

Stereo speakers: A pretty big change will be speakers on the bottom and top of the phone, according to a recent report from ETNews via 9to5Google.

3D Emoji: The same ETNews report claims that Samsung’s 3D emojis will be more advanced than Apple’s – though that, of course, remains to be seen.

“3D stickers and tag shot”: Another report at Venture Beat via SamCentral says this feature will let you “add stickers or images to pictures that were taken with dual cameras and then adjust the depth of the stickers or images.” Tag shot will tag photos with the current location and weather.

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Intelligent Scan: This feature would combine face and iris scanning to improve accuracy when there is very low light or very bright light, according SamCentral.

Processor and storage: The two phones will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 in the U.S. The larger S9+ will have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The S9 will have a 4GB/64GB configuration, same as the last generation, according to Blass.

Expected colors include Coral Blue, Titanium Gray and Midnight Black.
 
Well, other than camera and the CPU, I don't see any reason why to upgrade to the S9.
I could care less about the 3D Emoji and all that other stuff.
This year don’t expect major physical design changes, as it’s mostly a “component upgrade,”
 
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The price just blows me away:

Breaking the news stems from arguably the world’s most acclaimed leaker and all-around nice guy Evan Blass (aka @evleaks). In a new tweet, he revealed Samsung will increase the price of the Galaxy S9 to €847 and the Galaxy S9 Plus to €997, that’s $1,044 and $1,220 respectively. These tie-in with UK price leaks last week.

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Unless there's some kind of Samsung cult equivalent to the Cult o' Apple, I'm just not seeing them selling many at this price.

Beyond that and I guess kind of a dumb question: What kind of specs do people need on a phone anyway?

I'm personally doing okay with an LG K20 that I literally got for free by switching carriers. And no contract. There's some stuff I think it would run better on with 4GB of RAM rather than the 2GB it has, specicially the mobile versions of Minecraft and Terraria, but other than that I've not noticed anything all that annoying. Takes pictures reasonably well, music through headphones is tolerable, the apps I've got all seem to run reasonably well. If anything, battery life exceeds expectations, honestly.

I'm too chickenshit to try and root it to pull out the Carrier bloatware, but if it is slowing the phone it isn't doing it by much.
 
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The price just blows me away:



Archive link for Forbes's adblock nonsense

Unless there's some kind of Samsung cult equivalent to the Cult o' Apple, I'm just not seeing them selling many at this price.

Beyond that and I guess kind of a dumb question: What kind of specs do people need on a phone anyway?

I'm personally doing okay with an LG K20 that I literally got for free by switching carriers. And no contract. There's some stuff I think it would run better on with 4GB of RAM rather than the 2GB it has, specicially the mobile versions of Minecraft and Terraria, but other than that I've not noticed anything all that annoying. Takes pictures reasonably well, music through headphones is tolerable, the apps I've got all seem to run reasonably well. If anything, battery life exceeds expectations, honestly.

I'm too chickenshit to try and root it to pull out the Carrier bloatware, but if it is slowing the phone it isn't doing it by much.
Phones have already gotten to that point where you can use a 2-3 year old phone and it'll be just as good as a new one. Even phones in the $50-100 price point are pretty good, like the Moto E4 for example.
 
So if bigger than your pocket size and 3D emojis justify a higher price than an iPhone X, you might as well buy an iPhone X.
 
Why do you need bigger phones though?

Isn't the point of "mobile phones" is to be "mobile"?
 
I cant believe this industry is still going strong.
every year 700-800$ phones sell a shit ton and they are not even that much better, than the previous model.
Some people really like to waste their fucking money on useless shit.
 
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