Generation 9 in plus size - this is the Samsung Galaxy S9+. Unlike last year when the S8 and the S8+ had just size setting them apart, in 2018 Samsung's Plus means more than higher battery capacity and larger display diagonal - the S9+ has an extra camera on its back too.

The Galaxy S9+ is undoubtedly an excellent phone and improves on the S8+ with its blazing-fast internals and variable aperture camera. However, as it's £100 more expensive than its predecessor, potential buyers might find themselves opting for last year's model instead.

Gorgeous design and screen; excellent camera; blazing-fast performance

Average battery life; 'Intelligent Scan' is glitchy; duplicate apps; Bixby still needs work

It seems like every year we declare Samsung's flagships the best ever in their class. It's becoming repetitive, but it doesn't make it any less true – the Korean chaebol's newest flagships are the best to come out so far this year and their best ever.

Samsung has launched the first set of main-stream flagships for 2018 – the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The two phones bring forward several improvements and refinements, the most notable being the ‘reimagined camera'.

The latest flagship from Samsung has not only to offer large display but a new dual-camera and a powerful octa-core chip that proves it's better than the predecessor. What's new to the phone is the addition of the super slow motion recording (960 fps), AR stickers, Intelligent Scan and more, find...

Stylish & Sturdy | Curved Design | Thin-bezel Display; Excellent AMOLED Display | Very High Brightness; Great Cameras – Live Focus; Selfie Focus; 960fps slow-motion; AR Emojis; 4K video @60fps; Blazing Fast Octa-Core SoC; RAM; & Storage; USB 3.1; LTE Cat.18; Bluetooth 5.0; Wireless Charging; MicroSD...

Poor Battery Life

Overall the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is a good upgrade to the Galaxy S8+. Even though it has the same display, it has slightly smaller bottom bezels, packs a faster processor with 6GB RAM, comes with a better dual-aperture and telephoto rear cameras, which is a huge improvement compared to the S8+, stereo...

Brilliant display; Good primary Dual Aperture and secondary Telephoto cameras; Good performance

Same old front camera; Bixby still needs improvement

As always, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ isn't the perfect smartphone, but then what really is? Manufacturers on the Android system have found their niches and specialities; while OnePlus might be known for its performance and speed, Google Pixel phones are reputed for camera and software.

I'm happy to report that upon initial setup with the Galaxy S9+ the user is given a choice to download Samsung's default apps - or not! Having an out-of-box experience using many stock Google apps creates an experience close enough to a Pixel to make this a nice alternative to Google hardware for...

While the Galaxy S9+ may not look that much different than the Galaxy S8+, much of the improvements were made under the hood. Don't fix something that ain't broken, right It's got a slightly more compact in an almost identical design, a more practical placement of the fingerprint scanner and an...

Impressive performance; Very nice display; Great dual camera setup; Loud; stereo speakers; Fast wireless charging; Water resistance

Super expensive

When Apple took the top end smartphone over the $1K barrier they became a serious investment consideration now we are seeing a pitched battle between the Apple