Here's something for those on the edge. The week where things drop, each one drop one as Manufactures have attended the MWC to showcase some new trickery up their sleeves and who else to review first other than the much anticipated, out of this world Samsung's offerings.
Given the highly anticipated iterations, the Korean giant kept to the ground this time around with their offering only being an iterative improvement to what was offered last year. Slight improvements, with bigger bumps on the inside which results in this years models being quite beefier. For a quick run on the exterior, there isn't that much distinguishing feature on the outside apart for changing the placement of the fingerprint reader on the back of the device and the addition of a second telephoto camera on the plus model.
Withing is where lies the magic, begining with the usual spec bump, an improved Xynos chip and a Snapdragon one for select markets, more RAM and the latest version of the Android Operating System topped with Samsung Grace UI promising an improved Samsung Experience.
Moving from the general hardware upgrades to new features which would make any enthusiast salivate, features that would make even me salivate. The focal point of Samsung's presentation has been the camera, from the teasers to the MWC keynote, the first worth pointing out is the variable aperture, a first in a smartphone it allows one to shoot from the brightest to super low lighting conditions. While it wont make the DSLRs jealous yet, it is a step to the right direction, pushing the boundary to what a smartphone camera can do.
Other than the variable aperture we have ultra fast slowmotion at 960fps, enough to make Sony jealous, by offering a simple user experience with both auto and manual modes, moving from pictures we also get Adobe Atmos enhanced stereos speakers which will have the audiophiles leaping for joy and for the security consious, is a smart feature that utilises both Samsung's Iris Scanner and Facial Recognition at the same time for a faster and more secure unlocking process. It's the little things you know. . .
The devices themselves are not too much to ask for and a good upgrade option for those who didn't upgrade to the S8 and S8+. Refinements aren't bad from time to time and what they did here, especially with the camera, amazing, something worth bragging about. It is a philosophy that 'fix not what isn't broken' and in this game Samsung kept things on their chests that their focus was on delivering on the prayers of their consumers and also enhancing the user experience and I am certain there is a lot being cooked at the R&D labs.
Should you buy? If you're coming from a device from another vendor and/or didn't upgrade to the S8, the S9s are worth trying out and if you feel like a big boy, you can grab the plus. You will really benefit from the revamped user experience and the camera features, especially if you're an enthusiast. However if you're an S8 or S8+ user, while from the outside the phones hardly look different, the innards have quite enough to keep you awake at night glued to your new phone 