Samsung reduces price of Galaxy S9+: Details here
What's the story
Just days ahead of the launch of Galaxy S10 flagships, Samsung has slashed the prices of Galaxy S9+ in India by Rs. 6,000. Citing retail chain sources, 91Mobiles reported that the flagship phone now comes at a starting price of Rs. 57,900. Further, the publication claimed that the price cut is "valid in the offline market only". Here are the details.
New prices
All variants of Galaxy S9+ have received a price cut
After the price revision, the base-end Galaxy S9+ with 64GB storage now costs Rs. 57,900 as against its old price tag of Rs. 63,900. Likewise, the mid-end 128GB storage model and top-end 256GB storage variant have also received a price cut of Rs. 6,000 and are now available for Rs. 61,900 and Rs. 65,900 respectively.
Design & display
Meanwhile, here's recalling the Galaxy S9+
Up front, the phone sports a curved display with slim top and bottom bezels. On the back, the glass chassis houses a dual camera setup and a fingerprint sensor. Further, Samsung Galaxy S9+ features a 6.2-inch QHD+ (2960x1440 pixels) AMOLED display with 516ppi density, an 18.5:9 aspect ratio and is IP68-rated.
Camera
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The Galaxy S9+ sports a dual rear-camera setup featuring a wide-angle 12MP main sensor with f/1.5-f/2.4 variable aperture, OIS, Dual-Pixel PDAF, paired with a 12MP (f/2.4) telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom and OIS. Up front, the phone gets an 8MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture. The main camera is capable of recording 720p slow-motion videos at 960 fps and 4K videos at 60fps.
Internals
Under the hood
The flagship phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/Exynos 9810 chipset (depending on region), paired with 6GB of RAM, and 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage which can be further expanded by up to 512GB via microSD card. The Galaxy S9+ packs a 3,500mAh battery with support for Qi-based wireless charging and runs Android Oreo-based Samsung Experience (Android Pie-based One UI update available).