It has been the uncrowned king of the Android smartphone kingdom – no phone has been more compared with Android's bête noire, the iPhone, for more than half a decade now. But recent times have seen Samsung's iconic Galaxy S series face an increasing number of challenges not just from Cupertino but...

Great display and sound; Very good cameras; Excellent overall performance

Samsung Experience UI remains cluttered; Camera not "as great" as hyped; On the expensive side

The Galaxy S9+ is a responsive and well-built flagship smartphone that has some serious photographic chops. The wide-angle lens is great, the video quality is impressive and the screen is among the best we've ever seen. Unfortunately, subpar performance from the telephoto lens, a disappointing portrait mode and blurry low-light results hold it back from being a truly standout mobile photographic experience.

High quality video capture, general photography in good lighting conditions, playback of stills and video on the HDR-capable and color-accurate screen.;

Portrait and low light photography, photography of fast-moving subjects like children;

The Samsung Galaxy S9+ an excellent phone, that sets the bar for smartphone quality. It is our Editor's Choice for steadfast agility, in everything it does as compared to other Android phones.

After the launch of Apple's 10 th anniversary iPhone X , all eyes were on Samsung to check whether the Korean smartphone giant could deliver a smartphone that could one-up Apple's new Face ID technology along with its edge-to-edge display, which also introduced the annoying notch.

Samsung's Galaxy S9 Plus is the more robust Galaxy S9, and the one for power users to get.

The Galaxy S9 Plus one-ups the excellent Galaxy S9 with a second rear camera for taking portrait photos

Battery life fell short of last year's model in our early tests, and the Galaxy S9 Plus suffers from the same underbaked extras as the smaller Galaxy S9; The dual-aperture camera tends to overexpose low-light photos in auto mode

Times have changed since Samsung revealed the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus and even the Galaxy Note 9 last August. The Galaxy S10 ($330 at Amazon) looms large on the horizon, launching on Feb. 20 in San Francisco -- this year we expect three new models, including a cheaper Galaxy S10 E, or S10 Lite. Normally the Galaxy S10 Plus would steal the show, but we're also expecting Samsung to tease or even fully unleash its first 5G Galaxy S10 model, and it first foldable phone, which the company briefly showed off this past November.

Samsung's most robust Galaxy S9 of 2018 is still a good buy, but not until after the Galaxy S10 starts selling.

The Galaxy S9 Plus one-ups the excellent Galaxy S9 with a second rear camera for taking portrait photos.

Battery life fell short of last year's model in our early tests, and the Galaxy S9 Plus suffers from the same underbaked extras as the smaller Galaxy S9; The dual-aperture camera tends to overexpose low-light photos in auto mode.

Samsung's most robust Galaxy S9 of 2018 is still a good buy, but not until after the Galaxy S10 starts selling.

The Galaxy S9 Plus one-ups the excellent Galaxy S9 with a second rear camera for taking portrait photos.

Battery life fell short of last year's model in our early tests, and the Galaxy S9 Plus suffers from the same underbaked extras as the smaller Galaxy S9; The dual-aperture camera tends to overexpose low-light photos in auto mode.

The Galaxy S9 Plus is a masterpiece.

Gorgeous design; Brilliant; colorful display; Feature-packed camera; Excellent low-light photo quality; Good sound from stereo speakers

Battery life could be better; Live Focus produces fuzzy photos

One of the biggest unveils at this year's was the new and highly anticipated and , which we were lucky enough to get some hands-on preview time with for you . Samsung's Galaxy S9 series doesn't look a whole lot different than the previous generation Galaxy S8 and 8+ line.

I've had it for over a month now and i am amazed by it. I previously had the S7 not edge variant. Its a big improvement but i wouldn't recommend upgrading from the s8 or s8 plus to it. Only if you are too tired of the fingerprint scanner :D. But seriously guys. Great display, super fast performance.

Screen; Camera; speakers; speed; build quality

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