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Is Samsung S9 worth buying? Detailed experience evaluation of Samsung S9

Is Samsung S9 worth buying? Detailed experience evaluation of Samsung S9

4hw.com.cn: Samsung S9 has been released for some time. Although there is still some time to go before it is released, some friends have begun to wait and see with money. Compared with the previous generation, Samsung S9 is not updated in appearance, but more in hardware. Is Samsung S9 / S9 + worth buying? Let's take a look at the detailed evaluation.

A year later, the Samsung Galaxy s flagship series returned to MWC, and then on March 6, it climbed to xiaomanyao. Not less than the first plan users, received earlier than the media evaluation machine. The first thing for the first batch of experimenters to get S9 is either to record ar dynamic cute shooting or to shoot 960 frames of condensed video.

In my opinion, the significance of S9 lies in the one-time completion plan for Galaxy flagship. On the basis of full view curved screen, directional innovation is carried out for key points. In this issue, the Yujia appraisal will experience the S9 of Samsung international travel, which will start this year's Xiaolong 845 flagship feast.

Design

In the situation of Android flagship camp following the trend of large-scale screen, S9 adheres to the sign of full view curved screen. Right angle size 5.8 inches, super AMOLED material resolution 2960x1440.

The most obvious change may be the fingerprint identification position at the back, moving from the right side of the lens to the lower center position. When holding with one hand, the index finger is just at this height, but there is still a certain chance to touch the dirty lens.

There is almost no protrusion in the integrated module of fingerprint and lens. The curved glass at the back and the curved screen at the front complement each other. The surface of the middle frame is made of frosted texture, but it does not cause the expected split, instead, it adds some calm and strong air.

The 3.5mm headphone hole is still reserved at the bottom, and the independent Bixby wake-up key is on the left. Only the earpiece and the front camera are visible to the naked eye. Other sensors, including iris recognition, are completely hidden.

Therefore, the Samsung S9 still gives people a 'round jade' look and feel on the whole, which is exactly the same as when I started the S8 last year.

performance

Not intercepted by Xiaomi's mix 2S, the Samsung S9 is still the flagship of the first Qualcomm snapdragon 845. This SOC has been discussed in detail in Hawaii last year. The 10 nm LPP process has 8-core kryo architecture processor (4 * A75 + 4 * A55), and the vision processing subsystem (including GPU, Vpu and DPU) of the Adreno 630.

Although the snapdragon 845 has X20 LTE modem, hexagon 685 DSP artificial intelligence platform, and spectrum 280 ISP image signal processing unit, the most intuitive feeling on S9 is running score. Rabbit V7 comprehensive running score is 250981, geek bench 4 single core 2423 multi-core 7930.

This score is slightly lower than that of exynos 9810 on MWC site, mainly due to the obvious gap in single core, which may be because the main frequency of M3 is higher than that of A75. However, for the 845 version of SNB S9, it is already the strongest SOC option other than Apple's a11 fusion.

The running memory is of lpddr4x specification, and S9 only has 4GB ram version. If you want a larger 6GB ram, you need S9 +. 8GB top configuration version? Sorry, it doesn't exist. This may also be the biggest complaint of Samsung users about Galaxy series as the flagship of snapdragon 845.

shot

The biggest evolution of S9 series is shooting. The poster before the launch said "the camera. Reimagined." Samsung did that. Intelligent variable aperture, 960 frame condensing shooting, AR dynamic sprouting shooting, S9 series take mobile phone shooting to a higher dimension.

S9 lens

In terms of parameters, S9 still adopts 12 million pixel rear lens, 1 / 2.55 inch sensor size, 1.4 & mu; m unit pixel area and f1.5 / F2.4 variable aperture; S9 + wide-angle lens is consistent with S9 single shot, with an additional 12 million pixel long focal lens. All S9 series rear mounted lenses support OIS optical anti shake.

In a well lit outdoor environment, the exposure performance of the Samsung S9 is basically the same as that of the iPhone X. Both of them have OIS optical anti shake, and the film output rate is very high. Although both of them are not cheap, they can basically equal an entry-level micro single and are more convenient to carry.

In terms of color restoration accuracy, the Samsung S9 is slightly white, not as full as the red color of the iPhone X. However, the sharpness of S9 is slightly better, and the edge is more delicate or the appearance of the picture is sharper.

In addition to variable aperture, 960 frame condensing is another big selling point of S9 camera. At present, only Sony and Samsung can realize 960 frames of mobile video recording, both of which use stack sensors with DRAM layer. The gaze shooting of S9 can be divided into automatic / manual mode and single / multiple mode. In automatic mode, intelligent motion monitoring can be realized.

Overall, S9 has maintained a consistent top level in shooting, and the title of "king of night shooting" has been further consolidated through f1.5 aperture. Variable aperture and 960 frame gaze shooting show the hardware or structure innovation beyond software algorithm.

experience

Due to the small difference in appearance, S9 does not bring much intuitive freshness. However, in front of a group of 18:9 comprehensive screens and Liu Haiping, the curve of curvature of hyperboloid still maintains its unique charm.

The system is based on the Android 8.0.0 version of Samsung experience 9.0. I feel that Samsung has not publicized much about the UI. Knox, Samsung pay and Bixby are all mature features.

S9 UI

In addition to moving the fingerprint to the center, Samsung S9's intelligent recognition combines the previous face recognition and iris recognition. It's a good idea to avoid the embarrassment of face recognition or iris aiming at glasses. In the actual experience, if the light conditions are good, face recognition can unlock quickly, but it will take a little longer to switch the iris.

If intelligent recognition is to match the face ID technology of iPhone x, then ar dynamic snapshot is to learn from animoji. But compared with the lovely anthropomorphic animal head, the AR Emoji of S9 is really not like myself. After dynamic cute shooting is input, 18 personal GIF expression packs will be generated, which is more convenient for social chat.

The S9 has built-in AKG stereo dual speakers, which feels that the whole sound is spread from the surface of the body, and also supports Dolby panoramic sound effect. The performance of the quality of playing and listening to songs is remarkable. When I am alone, I can be a miniature home theater.

The navigation bar at the bottom of the 18.5:9 scale full view curved screen can be hidden, and the home key position can be pressed to return to the main interface directly, so as to complete the upward sliding of the iPhone x white bar in another way. However, return and multitasking (split screen) still rely on the operation of the navigation bar in the affected area.

3.5mm headphone hole, wireless charging, IP68 waterproof, these product details bring more convenience for daily use. Accessories such as DEX base further expand the application scenario of S9.

After a week of experience, the most satisfying thing about S9 is shooting, which is the only reason that may drive me to give up my iPhone X.

summary

Although it's not as amazing as last year's S8 debut full view curved screen, the S9 is still the most powerful competitor of the iPhone X after completion and evolution. The price of the National Bank of China from 5799 yuan is between other Android flagship and the most expensive iPhone in history. Is the 10000 year old 4GB ram a little smaller?

Choose S9 or wait for the Dragon 845 flagship. This is a question. But for old Samsung users, if you don't have the S8 in your hand, it's still worth updating. Variable aperture, gaze shooting to understand?

For the Galaxy S series, there are still some things that can be improved, such as super vision curved screen, 3D face recognition sensor, or multi-level variable aperture. At present, Samsung has put the best complete technology to consumers on this flagship.