The device could see daylight at CES 2018 in Las Vegas

Nov 23, 2017 06:58 GMT  ·  By

Samsung appears to be in a rush to take the wraps off its new flagship smartphone, and the Galaxy S9 is very likely to see daylight in early January at the CES 2018 show in Las Vegas between January 9-12.

If this is the case, then Samsung is also likely to hold another press event for the Galaxy S9 in March, VentureBeat writes, which could be a sign that the company will keep many details secret at the original unveiling in January.

But as it turns out, there might not be so much to hide as far as the Galaxy S9 goes because the upgrades the company plans of the device might be only subtle. Codenamed Star 1 and Star 2, the Samsung Galaxy S9 (model number SM-G960) and Galaxy S9+ (model number SM-G965) will feature a design that’s similar to the existing models, with bigger changes prepared on the back.

Bigger hardware upgrades on the S9+

The S9+ will come with a dual-camera configuration and a different layout, with the fingerprint sensor to now be placed below the cameras and not to their right as it’s the case right now on the Galaxy S8. The same screen sizes will be offered, meaning the standard Galaxy S9 will come with 5.8 inches, while the S9+ screen will measure 6.2 inches.

Samsung, however, is working on some other hardware upgrades, with RAM to be upgraded by default to 6GB on the bigger model – right now, only the Korean version of the S8 features this amount.

On the other hand, the Galaxy S9 has a big chance to come with just a single-lens camera and 4GB RAM in a typical Apple approach that’s being used to drive more buyers to the bigger model.

The good news is that Samsung won’t give up on the headphone jack and the device will finally feature stereo sound, with speakers to be tuned by AKG. Storage space will start at 64GB and will go up to 256GB, while power will be supplied by either the Snapdragon 845 or the Exynos 9810 chips, depending on the region.