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Galaxy S9 Active (concept) review: Cancelled 2018 rugged.

SpecEagle Editorial·Cancelled·$850
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#1 of 4
Tier
Concept
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Galaxy S9 Active (cancelled).

S9 Active was Samsung's cancelled 2018 rugged — AT&T pulled out, ending the Active line.

01Display

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among concept phones of 0 — 9 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED Infinity
Size5.8"
Resolution2960 x 1440

02Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among concept phones of 0 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 845
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB

03Camera

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among concept phones of 0 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP variable aperture
Front8 MP

04Battery

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 84-point average for concept phones of 0.

Capacity4,000 mAh

05Software

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for concept phones of 0.

What works
  • Would have been first Active with variable aperture cam.
  • SD 845 planned.
  • 4,000 mAh.
  • AMOLED.
What doesn't
  • Cancelled — Samsung ended Active line.
  • No public release.
  • Concept only.
  • AT&T-only would-be.
Cross-shop it against
Razer Phone 3 (Concept)
$700 · score 80/100

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 4-phone cohort of concept devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .