Samsung Galaxy S9
Screen Size: 6.2 inches
Dimensions: 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
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Samsung Galaxy S9 SAR Level Summary:
The cellular transmission SAR values for the Samsung Galaxy S9 (FCC ID A3LSMG960U) are
0.35 W/kg at the head and
0.96 W/kg when worn on the body.
Simultaneous transmission SAR values (cellular + Wi-Fi) include:
1.25 W/kg at the head,
1.59 W/kg on the body,
and 0.95 W/kg when used as a hotspot.
SAR Ranking
| Test | Value | Rank | % of Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head (Cellular) | 0.35 W/kg | Check Rank | 21.88% |
| Body (Cellular) | 0.96 W/kg | Check Rank | 60.00% |
| Hotspot (Cellular) | 0.00 W/kg | Check Rank | 0.00% |
| Head (WiFi+Cell) | 1.25 W/kg | Check Rank | 78.13% |
| Body (WiFi+Cell) | 1.59 W/kg | Check Rank | 99.38% |
| Hotspot (WiFi+Cell) | 0.95 W/kg | Check Rank | 59.38% |
Specifications
ℹ️ General
- ℹ️ Phone: Samsung Galaxy S9
- ℹ️ Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
- ℹ️ Announced: February 25, 2018
- ℹ️ Status: Available. Released 2018, March
- ℹ️ Price: About 420 EUR
- ℹ️ Model Names: SM-G965F, SM-G965U, SM-G965W, SM-G9650, SM-G965U1, SM-G965N, SCV39, SM-G965X, SC-03K
- ℹ️ General Review:
📱 Display
- 📱 Type: Super AMOLED, HDR10
- 📱 Size: 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- 📱 Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
- 📱 Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 📱 Features: 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display - 📱 Display Test: Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.537 (sunlight)
- 📱 Display Review:
📷 Camera
- 📷 Main Camera: Dual Camera: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0m, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom - 📷 Main Features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
- 📷 Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
- 📷 Selfie Camera: Dual Camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22m, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) - 📷 Selfie Camera Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR
- 📷 Selfie Camera Video: 1440p@30fps
- 📷 Camera Review:
🔋 Battery
- 🔋 Type: Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
- 🔋 Battery Test: Endurance rating 86h
- 🔋 Charging: 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent) - 🔋 Battery Review:
⚙️ Hardware
- ⚙️ Operating System: Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
- ⚙️ Chipset: Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
- ⚙️ CPU: Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
- ⚙️ GPU: Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
- ⚙️ Performance: AnTuTu: 246660 (v7)
GeekBench: 8883 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) - ⚙️ Internal Storage: 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
UFS 2.1 - ⚙️ Card Slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
- ⚙️ Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - ⚙️ Hardware Review:
🛜 Connectivity
- 🛜 Wi-fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- 🛜 Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
- 🛜 USB: USB Type-C 3.1
- 🛜 GPS: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- 🛜 NFC: Yes
- 🛜 Radio: FM radio (USA & Canada only)
- 🛜 Connectivity Review:
🔊 Sound
- 🔊 Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- 🔊 3.5mm Jack: Yes
- 🔊 Loudspeaker Test: Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
- 🔊 Sound Review:
🎨 Design
- 🎨 Type: Bar
- 🎨 Dimensions: 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
- 🎨 Weight: 189 g (6.67 oz)
- 🎨 Colors: Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
- 🎨 Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
- 🎨 Design Review:
🗼 Network
- 🗼 Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
- 🗼 SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) - 🗼 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA - 🗼 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA - 🗼 4G Network: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA - 🗼 5G Network:
- 🗼 Network Review:
⚠️ FCC SAR Levels
- ⚠️ FCC Approval Date: 11-01-2018
- ⚠️ FCC ID: A3LSMG960U
- ⚠️ FCC Report Link: 2018 FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Report For Manufacturer Submitted Model Samsung Galaxy S9
- ⚠️ US SAR Ratings: Minimum Separation Distance for Galaxy S9 is 15mm - USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue. It is a well known FACT SAR testing was not designed for protecting women or children from harmful radiation exposure, and SAR Test do not take into cons... Minimum Separation Distance for Galaxy S9 is 15mm - USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue. It is a well known FACT SAR testing was not designed for protecting women or children from harmful radiation exposure, and SAR Test do not take into consideration health effects below thermal levels
- ⚠️ Head SAR Level: 0.35 W/kg
- ⚠️ Body SAR Level: 0.96 W/kg
- ⚠️ Product Specific Use:
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg - Hotspot Active
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Head: 1.25 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Body: 1.59 W/kg
- ⚠️ Hotspot SAR: 0.95 W/kg