Samsung Galaxy S9+ long-term review Comments
- SadSoul
- 7k9
Anonymous, 27 Jun 2018Your experience is typical of owners of older model Samsung flagships. It is not supposed to s... moreOh yeah. Unless a a law is passed, its not gonna stop.
1. I have a Lenovo yoga premium laptop, exactly after one year and few days the motherboard mysteriously died for no reason whatsoever.After the MB replacement, the same got repeated another time in another one year and a few days, again for no reason.
2. My two yr old galaxy s7 edge runs slower than a 2018's A8 plus. Formatting doesn't help it.
3. S9 plus I am currently using is crippled with a batterylife that doesn't suffice. Samsung made a mistake or its a planned mistake?
4. Apple did it without letting anyone know for years at first and then had to declare it due to pressure with an excuse that they did it to "prevent data loss"- B.. sh*t.
...The list goes on.
- SadSoul
- 7k9
Hafefiof, 27 Jun 2018Is this the exynos or snapdragon version???Exactly. Read sometimes. Lazy fella.
- Geric.770
- uSQ
Hafefiof, 27 Jun 2018Is this the exynos or snapdragon version???Didn't read the article? LOL
It's Exynos.
- Hafefiof
- 8ss
Is this the exynos or snapdragon version???
- Anonymous
- IW@
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2018I disagree with the s9 plus being first samsung flagship to be smooth as can be. For the firs... moreYour experience is typical of owners of older model Samsung flagships. It is not supposed to slow down. Definitely not, with a more than capable flagship processor. The updates not only bump up the security patches and/or Android version, but 'mysteriously' also bring in lags/stutters and faster battery drain which was never there before until about a year, just in time with the release of a new flagship. It's planned obsolescence really through carefully engineered software updates meant to progressively demand more battery power and memory/processing power. How else would anyone explain why newly released midrange or even budget range phones run well under the latest Android version despite a lower powered processor than the previous year's flagship? And it doesn't matter even if you factory reset a recently updated year old flagship phone. Planned obsolescence. That's the name of the game. There should be worldwide legislation and regulation against it.
- xXENDER FREAKXx
- TRK
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2018What's the point of doing a review one year later when people have moved on to newer and shini... moreHey did u use a time machine to send yourself back a few months? Lmfao...
- imRGZ
- vGI
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2018Which does it have a remvable back that doubles as a charger? Oh wait this is a future tech... moreYeah, right. Not just my fav brand, every smartphone brand is dying. Apple, Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG, etc.,. Because ALL manufacturers moved on and you are still stuck in 90s. I think you should work for all these companies and save them by showing the right path. Smartphone world really needs your services. Please go and save them bud. Don't waste time here in this forum.
- PeterThePanda
- t7x
evnvc, 26 Jun 2018You surely haven't experienced enough the FPS placement on both phonesSure, the S9 has a better location for the FPS. But upgrading to the S9 from the S8 just because of that is a pretty dumb waste of money.
- Anonymous
- IKm
Big HD screen + small battery = pass
- Anonymous
- 32S
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2018What's the point of doing a review one year later when people have moved on to newer and shini... moreYou're the one that lacks knowledge s9 is only a couple of months old.
- Brnare
- S1c
I love my S9+
- Anonymous
- pVN
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2018What's the point of doing a review one year later when people have moved on to newer and shini... moreStatistics show that most people keep their phone for 2-3 years. Not in your bubble obviously...
Then again gsmarena is read from people who live in a bubble, so I stand by your statement. Most people here don't keep their phone for a year. To them long term is 3 months use...
- Anonymous
- n5i
I disagree with the s9 plus being first samsung flagship to be smooth as can be. For the first year of my s7 edge it was awse and as smooth as it could be. Its not smooth now after many updates. I'll be buying a s9 plis but if in two years time it becomes sluggish like my s7 edge then I will leave Samsung.
- Anonymous
- vjw
What's the point of doing a review one year later when people have moved on to newer and shinier phones? Some people here lack logic.
- Steve Max
- Fcm
Dual aperture is not a first on the S9. The Nokia N86 had it almost a decade ago.
- Anonymous
- 6js
imRGZ, 26 Jun 2018It’s been a very comfy stay in the cave all thru the eras for you right? Go back to the cave w... moreWhich does it have a remvable back that doubles as a charger?
Oh wait this is a future tech which would be with us if Samsung was not to return to the caves...
How do you like having to charge your phone twice in a day? Beautifuk isn't it? Last I done this was in 1990s... you live 20 years in the past and think it is the present.
No wonder that you fav company is dying...
- Anonymous
- 81X
"That said, quite a few small scratches have appeared in a lot of places on both the front and back glass of our unit, even if we've taken extra care not to put it in a pocket with keys or anything sharp."
I don't know why reviews so often mention this; in a pocket with keys is exactly the scenario Gorilla Glass is designed for. When demoed, usually they attack it with a metal knife because they know that material is softer and won't do damage.
What scratches these screens so easily are small particles of sand and grit that find their way into your pockets or even on your fingers as you use the phone - the things you don't even notice and can't really guard against except by using a screen protector.
- androfox
- mJs
long term would be 1 year for me. After 1 year most batteries seem draining faster, stutters begin, mybe the screen already cracked. Less then 1 year - every !800-1000€! phone should work just fine ;)
- Geric.770
- uSQ
I hope GSMARENA will review this device next 9 months to really get the full experience with this device, since Samsung is susceptible to slow UI when used over and over.
- Galaxy Note 9
- YM3
I have Note 8 and S9+, I feel S9+ is really super smooth, excellent camera, great UI, dual SIM, THE BEST Display so far, clean design in the front, excellent build quality (maybe iPhone X is a winner here though), competitively priced in our region.I could not recommend any other mobile in this price range. It has all the features combined. IP, Wireless charging, Dual Camera, bigger display, Super AMOLED. Software-wise, I do not need frequent irrelevant updates, though I require security patches atleast one or two months once. Some of the themes and customization makes the mobile looking fresh.
Three years, you are good to go!
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