User score

Overall satisfaction
8.5
  • 87
  • 16
  • 5
  • 0
  • 4
112 reviews
  • Screen8.9
  • Performance9.1
  • Camera8.6
  • Connectivity9.1
  • Battery4.9
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Design & Materials

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
8.1

112 reviews

Do you think it's a nice phone?
9.3

112 reviews

Is it comfortable?
9.1

112 reviews

Can you see it well in the sunlight?
9.0

112 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Does it have good sound?
9.2

112 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
9.0

112 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
8.9

112 reviews

Camera

Quality of daytime photos
9.2

112 reviews

Quality of nighttime photos
8.3

112 reviews

Quality of selfies
8.3

112 reviews

Does it have a powerful flash?
8.5

112 reviews

Connectivity

Does it have good coverage for calls?
9.1

112 reviews

Quality of the GPS
9.1

112 reviews

And the WiFi?
9.1

112 reviews

Battery

How long does the battery last?
  • 21%
    Less than half day
  • 42%
    Less than a day
  • 30%
    One day
  • 6%
    More than one day
  • 1%
    Two days or more

112 reviews

Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 6%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 71%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 23%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

112 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 6%
    Never
  • 8%
    Once a year
  • 44%
    Every six months
  • 42%
    Every two months or less

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User reviews

  • Still runs great on the latest version of OneUI that it supports

    I got the S9 as a gift from somebody and from the week I've used it, It's an AMAZING phone for the price. First of all, the AMOLED screen is really nice and colors are nice and accurate, and supports a pretty high resolution. Even on the latest version of software the hardware supports (OneUI 2.5), it's pretty snappy and performs well even though its not a community build. The camera is MILES better than the (at the time competitor) iPhone X/8, and can still put out nice details in low light situations/rooms (Like rooms with LED's), and in proper light, the camera is sharp and can capture small details, and is comparable to the (First) Google Pixel. 64GB is plenty enough storage for me, and it's nice and fast. USB-3 support through the USB-C port made data transfer a breeze, and sense Smart Switch can properly support iPhone, my music and photos and all of my text messages went through no problem and took (not even) around 5 minutes. The headphone jack is tuned by AKG and sounds really good, even in headphones that don't really sound that good (Like budget Sony headphones), and Dolby Atmos supports makes proper headphones with Dolby support sound great, and sounds pretty good out of the built in speakers. The only problems I've had with this phone is that it uses 3G to make phone calls, and isn't supported by my primary carrier, so I had to purchase a budget prepaid plan to test call quality. With that out of the way, VoLTE calls sound great but I the earpiece was a bit too loud for me. Also, the Iris scanner is a fun gimmick and I had a nice time with it (when it would work), but I wear glasses so the scanner had a pretty hard time scanning my eyes and I just found myself disabling it all together. The Face Unlock doesn't work great either, so I just settled for the Fingerprint scanner which works great for me. Last thing I found myself using more than I thought I would was PayPal integration, so I could use vending machines with my PayPal balance.

    Pros
    • Snappy performance
    • Super-Slow-Mo is pretty proper
    • Low light photos look great
    • Camera is really nice
    • Nice materials
    • OneUI
    Cons
    • COATED in glass, which isn't great for clumsy people
    • Iris Scanner is a nice gimmick, but isn't great.
    • Face Unlock is slow
    • Heart Rate scanner is pretty inaccurate
    • 3G Calling, but has VoLTE
    • Unsupported by a lot of carriers in 2024
    • 9.4
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance8.3
    • Camera7.0
    • Connectivity9.3
    • Battery9.0
  • Good as a first smartphone

    Pros
    • Good camera quality
    • Beautiful screen
    • Decent sound for the size
    Cons
    • Mediocre battery life
    • Lags overtime
    • No ultrawide or telephoto lens
    • 7.1
    • Screen7.2
    • Performance5.6
    • Camera8.2
    • Connectivity7.0
    • Battery0.0
  • Normal Phone, Daily driver

    • 7.2
    • Screen8.7
    • Performance6.3
    • Camera8.0
    • Connectivity8.3
    • Battery0.0
  • It’s a decent smartphone,but not a good one for 2022.

    Pros
    • Good Display
    • Cameras
    Cons
    • Battery
    • No more Updates
    • 7.1
    • Screen7.2
    • Performance7.6
    • Camera8.3
    • Connectivity7.6
    • Battery5.0
  • Best thing of the phone is the infinity+ display

    Pros
    • OLED display
    • Great speaker
    • Good screen ratio
    • Fast CPU
    Cons
    • battery life
    • preinstalled apps
    • 9.3
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera9.3
    • Connectivity9.6
    • Battery0.0
  • Very nice phone

    Perfect phone with the best experience with gaming and resulotion very powerful

    Pros
    • Powerful
    Cons
    • Battrie consume after updating android 10
    • 9.7
    • Screen9.7
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.2
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • A bit too small battery, great display ad very good camera,

    • 7
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance7.0
    • Camera7.0
    • Connectivity7.0
    • Battery5.0
  • Good smartphone

    Pros
    • Affichage .la caméra
    Cons
    • Batterie
    • 9.2
    • Screen8.5
    • Performance10
    • Camera8.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery5.0
  • The phone is one of the best from samsung and still till this day HOLD it's status among the flagships!

    • 10
    • Screen10
    • Performance10
    • Camera10
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • I like it

    Price and quality phone's

    Pros
    • Camera
    • Screen
    • Gpu
    • Sound
    • Software
    Cons
    • Battery
    • 10
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.5
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery10

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Last update
January 30, 2024
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Score
  • 6.7 Design & Materials
  • 6.2 Performance & Hardware
  • 6.5 Camera
  • 7.5 Connectivity
  • 4.7 Battery
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  • Connectivity
  • Battery

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