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...
- ⚠️ 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