We’ve reached a point with the mobile phone which, truth, since I don’t know whether to treat it as a phone or as a mini laptop able to make calls. And, seeing the Samsung Galaxy S9, as one of the mobile phones with best cameras, since I don’t know if you speak of a camera with a connection to the Internet and the ability to make calls, a mini-computer with a super camera, or how to present it, but it is clear that the least of it, is what you make calls 😉 .
The technology advances to steps exorbitant and each new model of these phones, which appears, dreams more futuristic become reality. But I think that we’re especially in luck we are photographers and photographers have, because the better photo of these super-powerful mini-computers never ceases to move forward steps exorbitant. As the applications for photography that you can download in your mobile.
The Samsung S9 has not forgotten us, on the contrary, you will see that we have in mind 😉 With your rear camera of 12MP (how awful) and with an aperture f/1.5 – f/2.4 (yes you heard right, aperture! And what brightness!) and with its front camera of 8MP, we are reaching a level of photographic quality that abjure the photograph mobile for his alleged lack of quality, every time will be more difficult ;-).
I’ve already said more than once that the mobile had come to stay, and here we have more proof. Let’s look at the main features of this Smartphone.
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GENERAL FEATURES OF THE SAMSUNG S9
- Operating system: Android
- Processor Octa-Core 2.7 GHz, 1.7 GHz
- Screen touch-5.8″ with a resolution of 2960 x 1440 (Quad HD+) technology and Dual Edge Super AMOLED
- Cameras:
- Main: 12MP, autofocus and an aperture with dual f/1.5-f/2.4 and flash
- Front: 8MP, autofocus, and aperture of f/1.7, no flash
- Resolution of video recording: UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@60fps
- Slow Motion 960fps @HD, 240fps @FHD
- RAM: 4GB
- Internal memory: 64GB
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Hall, HR Sensor, iris, Pressure Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light.
- Dimensions (AlxAnxProf, mm): 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5
- Weight: 163g
- Battery:
- In Internet usage time (3G) (Hours) Up to 11
- In Internet usage time (4G) (Hours) Up to 12
- In Internet usage time (Wi-fi) (Hours) Up to 14
- Video playback time (Hours) Up to 16
GENERAL FEATURES OF THE SAMSUNG S9+
- Operating system: Android
- Processor Octa-Core 2.7 GHz, 1.7 GHz
- Touch screen (6.2″ and a resolution of 2960 x 1440 (Quad HD+) technology and Dual Edge Super AMOLED
- Cameras:
- Main rear: 12MP, autofocus and an aperture with dual f/1.5-f/2.4 and flash
- Secondary rear: 12MP-type telephoto lens, stabilizer, and aperture of f/2.4
- Front: 8MP, autofocus, and aperture of f/1.7, without flash.
- Resolution of video recording: UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@60fps
- Slow Motion 960fps @HD, 240fps @FHD
- RAM: 6GB
- Internal memory: 256GB
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Hall, HR Sensor, iris, Pressure Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light.
- Dimensions (AlxAnxProf, mm): 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5
- Weight: 189 grams
- Battery:
- In Internet usage time (3G) (Hours) Up to 13
- In Internet usage time (4G) (Hours) Up to 15
- In Internet usage time (Wi-fi) (Hours) Up to 15
- Video playback time (Hours) Up to 18
What is more remarkable, therefore, apart from the ability, it is (as photographers) the second camera with an optical image stabilizer and a telephoto lens.
PRICE
You can find the Samsung S9 on Amazon for 439,99 €
And the Samsung S9+ for 435,99 €
THE BEST
I speak as a photographer, it is clear, surely fans of video games, or watching series on the phone, or to the fans of social networks, we call attention to some other aspect of their features.
But for me (and I assume that for you, too), what I noticed is, without a doubt, the aperture of f/1.5-2.4, and the camera of 12MP, that promises good results even in low-light situations, like if a bright lens camera single-lens reflex (or evil) is involved.
Has also called me the attention to virtual assistant, called Bixby Vision, which has its own button, which promises to have instant translation of texts that you read through the camera of photos, we tell you the places of interest of a particular place, prices of what we are seeing, and even what it is that you’re going to eat or how many calories it has. Mind-blowing, right?
For those who enjoy it with social networks and/or you are addicted to Whatsapp or similar, it also allows you to create your own emojis in the image and likeness, with a lot of action and customization possibilities.
And I can not forget to comment on the possibility of recording videos in mode super slow to 960 frames per second, which is very, very slow, one pass 🙂 .
Oh, and if you are a fan of security, which is not more, it includes face recognition, iris scanner, or a digital footprint, as well as a system called Intelligent Scan, which combines facial recognition with an iris scanner.
THE WORST
We could say that the worst thing is the price, isn’t it? Can you justify every penny of the investment, but if you like the “classic” SLR photography (or Evil) and you have to think about shelling out for the camera body, lenses, etc… can this kind of phone be something a little out of budget. Although if the price is not a problem, I don’t think anyone will regret how hard of a Smartphone ;-).
SAMPLE PHOTOS FROM SAMSUNG GALAXY S9
If you are reading this article it is clear that what you most want to know is what kind of photos do, so we bring you a sample of photos made by Samsung with the Galaxy S9. As you can see, it responds quite well in situations of homogeneous light as in times of low light or with high contrasts.
VIDEO
I leave you with the official video of the brand to introduce the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+:
CONCLUSIONS
The Samsung S9 is a powerful phone inteligentísimo, paying special attention to the design, to their infinite screen without borders, and, above all, that strong bet for the <strong>moving picture, </strong>giving us the main chamber (2 on the S9+) with an aperture diaphragm, very light to work with excellent results in low light situations. Not to mention its 12 MP and its optical image stabilizer. It seems that almost we’re talking about a dslr ;-).
