Galaxy S9+ review: The 2018 big Galaxy — first dual camera and a variable-aperture lens.
A 2018 flagship that pioneered the dual-aperture camera.
The Galaxy S9+ added a dual camera and a clever variable aperture. With no 5G and software support long ended, it is a legacy device today.
01Display
84/10084/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2018.
02Camera
76/10076/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.
03Performance
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2018 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
74/10074/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2018.
05Build
82/10082/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2018.
06Value
66/10066/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.
- First Galaxy S with a dual camera and 2× zoom.
- Variable-aperture main lens — strong low-light for 2018.
- Sharp QHD+ AMOLED; headphone jack and microSD.
- IP68 build.
- No 5G; stuck on Android 10.
- Only 15 W charging.
- 60 Hz display.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 138-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .