Samsung would have you believe its latest greatest smartphones are rough and tough, but new torture tests may have shattered that reputation before it even takes hold. Samsung says the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, have a new, improved and thicker “Infinity Display” built to be more durable. Warranty outfit SquareTrade put those claims to …
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That Galaxy S9 Plus sure isn’t cheap to make. A report from Tech Insights pegs the cost of components and assembly at $379, up $36 from last year’s Galaxy S8 Plus and up $10 from the Note 8. The biggest increase in cost from the older devices came in the camera. Samsung packed a second lens in this year’s S9 …
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Getting a new phone is always a mixture of excitement and curiosity. Excitement for getting rid of an older, and often slower phone. A curiosity of not knowing exactly how to use all of its new features. But don’t worry, that’s why we’re here. This is a running list and will be updated as we continue to discover and cover …
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The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus hit shelves today, and carriers are scurrying to lure buyers on board. Sprint is even rewarding early-bird customers with the honor of naming a star. The Galaxy S9 ups the ante on last year’s Galaxy S8 by bringing an upgraded camera with tricks like variable aperture, super slow-mo video and 3D avatars called AR Emoji. It also packs a blazing …
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If there’s one thing our drop tests have taught us it’s that phones with glass backs do not hold up well when dropped on concrete sidewalks. We didn’t expect that to change with Samsung’s new Galaxy S9. It uses the same Gorilla Glass 5 material as the previous Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8 both on the front and back …
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Work is reportedly underway to fix one of our biggest criticisms of the Samsung Galaxy S9, a mostly excellent phone. The problem? Its lack of a 3D front-facing camera makes the Galaxy S9’s iPhone X-like features Intelligent Scan and AR Emoji fall flat. The Galaxy S10 could reverse that, according to a new report. Samsung has teamed up with 3D camera startup …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Well, that was worth it, wasn’t it? T-Mobile; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET T-Mobile likes to be different. In a different way from the way in which Apple was different, but different all the same. So to honor Friday’s arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S9 …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are two ridiculously good phones out of the box, but there’s something to be said about tweaking and customizing how the phone works to get the most out of it. As such, we’ve put together a list of settings you should take a look at and change. Improve battery life One weakness every mobile …
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Last month, Samsung took the wraps off its two new flagships, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. They feature many expected upgrades, including Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845 processor and Google’s Android 8.0 Oreo software. But the phones also pack a few unexpected things that once started out as only rumors. The Galaxy S9 Plus, for example, now has a second 12-megapixel rear-facing …
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The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus don’t hit shelves until March 16, but the Galaxy S9’s first software update is already rolling out. A screenshot of the update prompt was shared on Reddit by ironkid65. From it, we can see the update’s version number, and that it’ll take up 260MB of space. We haven’t tested the update, so …
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