14 DAY TRIAL // With the next iPhones expected to bring several new features to the market, Samsung is already planning ahead and currently preparing its next flagship due in the spring of 2018.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 will naturally come with a series of major improvements as well, though according to a report, the device will retain part of the hardware configuration with no upgrades whatsoever.
XDA states that the Galaxy S9 (not the S9+) will be powered by a Snapdragon 845 chip and run Android 8.0 out of the box, but this is something that just makes sense, especially because Samsung has always been one of the first companies to embrace Qualcomm’s new high-end mobile chips.
Additionally, the source reveals that the dual camera from the Note 8 will also make it to the S9 as well, though with some performance improvements, while the fingerprint sensor will be moved to a more natural position in its very own cutout placed in the center of the back cover, as it’s the case of the Google Pixel, for instance.
Just 4GB RAM on base model
Samsung isn’t ready just yet to embed the fingerprint sensor in the display, and analysts expect the Galaxy Note 9 due in the summer of the next year to come with such tech.
The more unexpected part is that Samsung looks set to stick with 4GB RAM for the device, which will be referred to as model number SM-G960, despite already making the switch to 6GB RAM default on the Note 8. Samsung currently offers 6GB on the Korean version of the Galaxy S8, and there’s a chance the same approach would be retained for the next-generation S lineup as well.
64GB will remain the standard storage option on the S9, and the display will be nearly unchanged, with QHD+ resolution, 18.5:9 aspect ratio and curved edges.
The debut of the phone should take approximately one year after the S8, so the spring of 2018 is the current target date for Samsung, though it’s obviously too early to discuss a specific date just yet.