Galaxy S9 and S9+: 5 best and 5 worst things

This video will show you what great features the Galaxy S9 / S9+ packs and what it could've done better. Enjoy!
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[felipecabrera]

*recommends us to use the phone with the max resolution*
*proceeds to complain about the phone not getting through the day*

[TDC]

is every smart phone reviewer on youtube paid to endorse dbrand?

[kokilig]

The first thing you say is how the s9 has a fantastic desing as the s8 did, and how it looks similar to the s8 and that they didn't need to change the desing, and then you complain that they look too similar

[raheimthorpe]

Apple literraly creates a bigger version of its old phone - everyone :😱
Samsung does it and give more features -
Everyone: 😐

[games]

Your "Samsung bloatware" argue is not a 100 % true one. I DEFINITELY PREFER Samsung Gallery, Samsung Music, Samsung Internet (more fast, no add, feels more secured...), the Samsung calender and so on... It depends on your own experience. I personally find that their design and interface is way more pleasing.
Btw, did you test them ?

[joaoroman]

Sorry man but Samsung browser is way better than Chrome. Try using it and check it yourself

[Goncalopb]

My s9+ runs 5 to 5:30 SOT every single day (I am truly a power user, and I am speaking of 16 hour days, atleast). It used to run more than 6 when I got it. Not that samsung did a bad job, just that I have my exynos running 2.9ghz on every core with a custom kernel instead of the limit that the stock has so it can match the snapdragon(welcome to nerf town). My multi thread performance in geekbench is 9.8K and single is 3.8K. That is not close to snapdragon, it's right below the A11 Bionic, which makes it the fastest SOC ever put on an android phone.

In other news, no one cares about Bixby, which does not mean that samsung apps are worse than stock google. I find samsung apps more useful and more pleasing to the eye than the boring stock ones... and I'm sure anyone that doesn't have to glorify stock android does too.

About pricing, this packs so much more than a pixel in hardware and software that it is ridiculous to say that this is expensive when the pixel still costs more and delivers much less.

About updates, what does android P have that the s9 doesn't? I'm really glad that pixel owners got multitasking last year, by the way. Maybe next year they can have floating windows and stuff.

I wish samsung would pay me to write this stuff, but they don't. It is really messed up to be an original android user and after having so many androids from so many brands seeing people on videos trying to make a phone look like less than it is for Google's glory and freaking vanilla android veneration. It is not only this guy, it is about so many youtubers.

The problem reviewers have with this phone is that it looks a lot like the last year's phone from the outside. The revolution isn't the notch, the revolution is still the Galaxy S8.

This said, there is no other phone in the world that is half as good at being amazing at everything as the S9 is except for the iPhone that is equally as amazing for people that like iOS. Stop trying to make S9 buyers look like they are stupid when everybody else is making compromises and not them.

[PetarStamenkovic]

I find it strange when people like the speaker here, an expert in his field confuses certain elementary things.

1. Screen resolution. Recommending to people to increase resolution just because they can is silly. 720p plenty for the vast majority of people at that size. If you have particularly good eyesight, or you often like to put your phone unnaturally close to your eyes- 1080p is the resolution for you. This is the default resolution. 1440p is there _only_ for Gear VR and your phone will automatically change to it, when you literally put your phone next to your eyes. Be aware that you still need special lenses to be able to see the screen in focus- because the screen will be unnaturally close to your face and eyes at that point.

2. Software updates. Google _always_ frells up the updates. Never have they ever released a major update that worked flawlessly- ever- not even by accident- which makes sense considering how complex Andorid OS has become. If you're willing to be a guinea pig for Google and beta test their new OS- by all means- get a pixel phone. If, however- you prefer to get a mature, more stable, and well rounded OS- go with Samsung. Their slowness isnt a negative- it's a positive. There are 0 reasons to get the latest OS, because it _always_ introduces problems and the perks it offers are minor if at all noticeable.

Thank you for reading.

[RavynSkye]

I went from an S6 to the S9 and yeah... I'm extremely happy. I don't bother with the + versions... they're always just slightly too big for my hands, and when I have expandable memory, for me... it isn't worth it.

[Mr_R.a.w.a.t]

All the Samsung's apps are great. I disabled all Google apps and using only Samsung's apps from the start, no complaints. They are just awesome.

[JakeSDN]

The Samsung browser, in my opinion, is better than Chrome. There many websites that don't look or work right with Chrome. When is mobile Chrome going to support extensions?

Samsung Gallery is better for managing pictures and video than Google Photos. I use Google Photos for backups.

I use the Samsung email for a non-Google based email, that I don't use often but want to look at every once in a while.

As for AR Emoji, if you don't like, don't use it. Go to your camera settings, tap on "Edit Camera Modes" and remove it from the interface. Customization is one of the best parts of Android. Samsung does not force you to use. Also if your friends stop talking to you because you sent them an AR Emoji, re-consider your friendships.

Software updates. Samsung is better than everybody at software up other than Google. Carriers make the final decision. Since most YouTube reviewers are on T-Mobile, this should not be a problem for you since T-Mobile said they are not going to interfere with updates anymore. Also you can buy directly from Samsung. To say something further on security updates, if you look into the monthly security updates, many of the issues do not apply to Samsung phones, and sometimes Samsung send it out before Google does to their own phone.

[plant-based_papi]

Most of the Samsung apps are better than Google's except for Google Assistant and Bixby.

Especially when it comes to having a more pleasing design.

[DarkMerchant]

I've never liked Google play music and the photos app from Google. I prefer HTC stock apps but since now using the note, I prefer the Samsung one's to Google.

[gcforreal]

The Samsung browser (in my opinion /experience) is actually better than Chrome. But all the other duplicate apps needs to go

[tswfootball]

Samsung apps is not an issue...
If you buy a Samsung device, expect Samsung software.

If you want Google apps only. Buy a pixel! It's easy!

[dirkdiggler]

I love the way you try to hide the giant lines of light that the curvature on the screen catches getting on the way of whatever you're watching

[skinsthewin]

Well, I can tell ya right off the bat that part of your battery life problem is from enabling 1440p mode. Leave it on 1080p to save some battery life. Also, the biggest culprit of all is having the Brightness boosted up to near max all the time. You really should try to get used to using your phone under the lowest brightness possible, and only boosting it when you really need it. I did this and got used to the lower brightness within a matter of days and after that I didn't even notice that it was even set low. This alone will make a huge difference in battery life.

[rickytang]

The battery is surprisingly good enough. I had the LG G5 last year and I had to buy a 2nd battery since my phone would die halfway through the afternoon. I use my phone a LOT and stream my music through bluetooth in my car. I've had the S9+ for a week now and the battery surprisingly lasts me ALL day! It lasts me about 10-12 hours and I'm on the phone a lot!!

[Dan-sevg]

i dont get it.. why people think chrome is the best? i find it just an OK!! but do notice the chromes takes up more rams than any other explorer browser and is mucking around with the CPU... as for Samsung browser i find it cleaner easier and smoother and faster... been using it for more than 4yrs

[sonnywolf]

Don't let software update fool you, update don't means it will improve your phone. most often time it kills phone just like ios update it kills older phone and if I could I would disable software update at all cost on my phone like I disable automatic update on in play store. If ti works don't mess with it and never update apps you hardly use so disable Playstore automatic update