Samsung Unveils Galaxy S9 Series Smartphones With Dual Lens Variable Aperture Camera and AR Emoji

[raqball]

Ah yes, pick the higher price from the carrier instead of the better price from Samsung.

S9 for $719.99; S9 Plus for $839.99.

You were wrong. Period.

Nope.. It's actually you who was dead wrong which is why I was laughing when I read your post... But hey, it's the internet.... LOL

Most people buy from their carrier and FWIW, AT&T is not the highest price of the bunch. So another failed attempt with disinformation on your part.

ATT: S9 for $790.20; S9 Plus for $915
Verizon: $800 for the S9; $930 for the S9 Plus
Sprint: $792 and $912

Lets try this again but maybe a little slower so you can comprehend it?

Shout out to @raqball who insisted the S9 would be more in line with iPhone X pricing.

Nope.

I was very close @blairh...

AT&T is $790 for the S9 and $915 for the S9 Plus

(link:https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/...ice-availability-att-verizon-tmobile-best-buy)

Here is what I said:

Link to post ---> https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/so-much-hate-for-the-iphone-x.2099904/page-6#post-25813840

Nice try though... Next..... LOL

I do find complete humor in your failed attempt to try and discredit someone with made up info though...

 

[gijoeinla]

I must admit the price is tempting...

Omg here we go again. Please please find another forum to moan about pricing.

Frankly considering the vast majority of iPhone owners at least in the US are under subsidized phone plans not to mention Apples own interest free yearly trade in programs I have to say I find these “priced outta the market” posts a bit nauseating and a bit dishonest and sense “bot” nessness. Really.

There’s 5 iPhones at different price points. This is a d e a d non-issue.

 

[pl1984]

I really isn't that disruptive, more and more apps are making use of the ears.

Perhaps not. But for someone to say they prefer it? Not buying it. Likewise I'm not seeing "ears" as a must have.

 

[Ds6778]

People so caught up on price. Just wait one-two months and it’ll be buy one get two free.

 

[Apple_Robert]

People so caught up on price. Just wait one-two months and it’ll be buy one get two free.

And that usually requires opening a new line of service. Some iPhone retailers are the same with the iPhone 8, and iPhone X.

 

[vipergts2207]

Atmos on phone speakers? What an absolute gimmick and a joke.

 

[npmacuser5]

I drive a lot and use a single earbud headphone with mic to talk while driving.

More then 10 hours hey. Well I use Bluetooth in the car, have an Apple Watch for headset, so no worries in my use. You just maybe in the minority for Apple users. Nothing wrong with that by the way, all good.

 

[raqball]

Samsung phones = bloat, bloat, bloat and a little more bloat... I wonder how much Samsungs gets paid to pile all that garbage into the phone?

 

[DNichter]

That's because everyone--users, haters, media and even Apple themselves, hold Apple to a higher standard which, for a few years now, Apple has not reached.

I’ve been very pleased, hardware and software, with every Apple purchase I made in 2017. Best out there.
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They could get rid of the headphone jack and user-upgradable memory to be more like Apple. I'm pretty sure they'd be in for some serious criticism then!

It’s just a matter of time. People still haven’t gone wireless?
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AFAIK, they are the first to ever to create a smartphone with a dual aperture camera. They are pushing photography to an even higher level.

So they’ll have comparable photos to the iPhone X now. I’m sure it’s progress but nothing crazy.

 

[bladerunner2000]

It's technology that works and works well. It's an additional option. You're making a viable functional technology into the equivalent of a fashion statement that can go out of style just because the popular kid up and decides to declare it outdated without giving any concrete support for such an assertion.

That line of thinking causes problems when the available replacement technology introduces complications and disadvantages that have not yet been solved.

Apple and some other manufacturers jumped the gun removing the headphone jack when doing so causes the level of fragmentation we've seen among accessories and compatibility across other devices.

They didn't remove it to take us into the future. They did it to make money selling us more headphones. They possibly even did it to free up needed space inside the phone.

But they had to sell us on the idea somehow so they declared it "the future" and an act of courage to remove a still viable and desirable option. Many people who used that port for accessories besides headphones, such as merchants at craft shows found its removal a hardship when they went to upgrade their phones.

And like any fad, others jumped on the bandwagon, ready or not. And so on the Android side of things we have a bit of a mess with USB-C headphones from one manufacturer not working with the phones of another. So good on Samsung for exercising some restraint in following this particular trend right now.

If I could upvote this twice, I would.

 

[Glideslope]

Yes. I think we will see FaceID more accurate and faster with the Fall announcement and release.

Are you willing to wager your first born on this proclamation?

 

[Apple_Robert]

When Apple glued the battery, Samsung and followers came down hard on Apple and their followers. In short order, Samsung glued their battery. And like Apple, they will get rid of the jack.
Move forward or keep your device and hope it doesn’t break.

 

[Rogifan]

The only thing somewhat interesting is using the front facing camera to create an emoji of your face. Apple should add that to Animoji.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Are you willing to wager your first born on this proclamation?

I have no kids or essence being shaped.

I feel strong in my prediction.

I will bet you a brand new Apple sport band or loop, (current offerings at Apple) ship within U.S.

 

[Tiger8]

The lack of dramatic new hardware changes further proves that software/services will be the X-factor from now on.

If so apple is screwed, the recent few years have been rough with their software quality

 

[Glockworkorange]

Samsung on Sunday unveiled its latest Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, showcasing the handset's new dual-lens camera, stereo speakers, and AR-powered emoji. The new smartphones take the same general design as the Galaxy S8 devices, with slightly slimmer bezels on the top and bottom.

The headline feature of the S9 and S9+ is a 12-megapixel dual lens camera, boasting the first variable aperture system built into a smartphone, which promises better results in low light conditions and hardware-based shallow depth of field effects. Samsung's new photography computation also shoots 12 photos in three groups of four and then combines them at the pixel level to eliminate noise and boost detail.

The S9 features variable dual lens 12-megapixel cameras with dual optical image stabilization, while the S9+ features a variable aperture lens paired with a second 12-megapixel lens with a fixed aperture. The S9 Plus also includes a new slow-motion mode that can shoot at 960 frames per second, which can turn a 2-millisecond recording into six seconds of video. For comparison's sake, Apple's iPhone X shoots at a maximum of 240 frames per second.

In U.S. models, the S9 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 processor, but in other regions, including Europe, the smartphone is powered by Samsung's own Exynos chip. Samsung has combined the face and iris recognition features into a new system called Intelligent Scan, which uses the best biometric sensor for the given situation. The fingerprint scanner on the back now sits below the camera module rather than alongside it. Like the S8 devices, the displays on the 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch models are Quad HD+ and Super AMOLED, respectively. Also, there's a headphone jack.

The inevitable comparison of Samsung's new AR-based emoji will be Animoji on iPhone X, which map users' facial expressions onto cartoon facades using Apple's TrueDepth camera technology. However the Galaxy S9 diverges here by creating 3D personalized characters more akin to Bitmoji or Nintendo Mii avatars, which can then be shared as GIFs.

The S9 comes with 4GB of RAM while the S9+ has 6GB of memory. Both versions come with a base 64GB storage (user expandable up to 400GB via the Micro SD slot). In the U.S., the S9 starts at $720, with the S9+ costing $840. Pre-orders for both models begin on March 2 and the phones start shipping on March 16.

Article Link: Samsung Unveils Galaxy S9 Series Smartphones With Dual Lens Variable Aperture Camera and AR Emoji

Oh look, some practical uses of AR.

 

[Tiger8]

Has Samsung always used the '+' to denote the larger phone?

I don't think so, but then again Samsung INVENTED this category of larger phones so in this scenario, I say Apple imitated it's nemesis, then Samsung liked the branding so they used it

 

[Glockworkorange]

Oh look, some practical uses of AR.

Edit to my post above---not referring to the selfie thing. I'm not a 12 year old girl

I was referring to the part where the girl is in the rain and the AR overlay seems to be showing a distance for the place she's trying to get to.

 

[Rigby]

I really isn't that disruptive, more and more apps are making use of the ears.

It really depends on the content. I agree that in most regular apps in portrait mode it's not an issue, but when watching photos or videos, or playing games in landscape mode, the notch is definitely irritating (or alternatively you have an asymmetric image if the "ears" are blacked out by the software). To me it's just counterproductive. The point of bezel-free displays is for the device to get out of the way and let you focus on the content. The notch negates this since it draws attention to itself and intrudes on the content. I think it's a flawed design.

 

[smorrissey]

and no notch ftw bois, wee!!

 

[5105973]

Samsung has always been heavily dependent on the screen as the differentiation for their phones vs. competitors. Looks like they've hit a dead end now.

That's why they are promoting their ecosystem which is in the form of the internet of things, such as all of their appliances they are now building with connectivity. They've got smart fridges and washing machines and dryers and TV's and so on.

They are poised to build one helluva ecosystem that could potentially dwarf anything Apple and Google could serve up anytime soon. LG possibly could if they could get their stuff together but they're a bit of a mess with their smartphone division.

Of course Samsung needs to ensure they never have another "exploding" device or appliance scandal. I went through the Note 7 fiasco and that wasn't horrible but there is no way I'm buying one of their washing machines anytime soon. And I am in the market for a washing machine next year.

I'm still not completely sold on their qc and build quality, so I'll stick to my dumb disconnected appliances for the foreseeable future.

I'm probably going to trade my S8+ in for an S9+. The S8+ did not wow me over the long term. I'm cautiously optimistic that the S9+ might be sufficiently upgraded to remedy what bugged me about the S8+. If not, I'm nearing the end of the road with them as I grow increasingly intrigued by what others are doing.

I'm also nearing the end of the road with Apple, but that's because I've finally got an iPhone I don't want to upgrade. I'm going to hang onto my 8 Plus until it dies. It's all that I could want in an iPhone. I'll add stereo audio recording capability to it via a third party accessory.

When I need to go smaller my SE is still serviceable.

 

[fermat-au]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_Plus
=1979

True. The word plus existed in the English language before Apple or Samsung used it in product names. While Apple used Plus in 1979, denote the new, better, faster version of the Apple II, Samsung happen to use it before Apple to denote a larger version of a phone sold along side the normal version. It is a word that any company is free to use.

 

[smorrissey]

the camera just works like my eyes! amazing!

 

[smoledman]

loved how they had to keep dissing apple but they copy Animoji, such a lame update from Samsung

I can't believe 47 people liked this useless comment.

 

[honglong1976]

Didn't the Nokia N86 have variable aperture?