Rumours suggest Samsung Galaxy S9 may be released March - here's everything we know about the phone so far
A well-known tech informant, Evan
Blass, claims that according to a C-level executive at a smartphone case maker,
the Galaxy S9 and larger Galaxy S9+ will be available for pre-order from March
1 and will go on sale March 16.
Samsung has already confirmed
during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it will announce the
smartphone towards the end of February. And, the current rumours about the
Galaxy S9 suggest the smartphone will come with many subtle updates, according
to Business Insider.
But before Samsung reveals the
date and details about the device, it has already confirmed Galaxy S9's
unveiling in February, and this makes Blass' claim of a March release even
stronger.
Moreover, Samsung has suggested
that it will update its Bixby artificial-intelligence assistant, especially an
easier-to-navigate interface, and make changes to the device's design to make
it easier to use.
Galaxy S9 may come with a
rear-facing fingerprint scanner in a centralized location unlike Galaxy S8's
scanner which is to the right of the camera module, making it a little
difficult for user to find it. Besides, the new smartphone will have new camera
features, such as super-slow-mo video, and may include a single-lens camera on
Galaxy S9 and a dual-lens camera on the S9 Plus.
Samsung may ape Apple's Face ID
and Animoji on the iPhone X, however, it already has an iris scanner and
facial-recognition features on its current smartphones that it could adapt for
new models.
Among other rumours Galaxy S9
could come with eight times the internal storage capacity of current Galaxy
devices.