Spring is in the air with the fresh release of Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9+. It’s the most popular Android phone on the planet and with good reason. Samsung upped its game this year by offering the first of its kind dual aperture camera that auto adjusts based on the lighting of your surroundings. The S9 camera also has the ability to augment reality (think Apple’s Animoji) where it can take photos and turn them into emoji styles characters. Internally, the S9 sets the bar for all others with its best in class specs. Both variants of the S9 come with the Snapdragon 845 (US), 4GB RAM(S9) and 6GB RAM (S9+), 64/128/256GB storage (pre-model US units will be 64GB), Android Oreo 8.0, and the dual aperture camera. The S9 will come in a very holdable package with a gorgeous 5.8″ 2960x1440p (570ppi) OLED display while the S9+will come with a multimedia-friendly 6.2″ 2960x1440p (729ppi) display. Both will feature stereo speakers tuned by AKG with Dolby Atmos for full and immersive sound.
Overall the design package hasn’t changed much from last year’s S8 and S8. Both variants come in a polished metal frame sandwiched between two pieces of curved glass. If you’ve never used this style of phone before, let me tell you it’s one of the most comfortable and eye-catching phones available in the US. While I always try to temper my expectations with Samsung devices, the newest releases always bring out the highest temptation in me because everyone else in the Android world plays catch up to the S line up.
If you’re looking for a new phone, today is the day to get in on early bird pre-order pricing. Best Buy is offering a $100 off today only on the S9 and S9+ and is also accepting trade-ins of specific phones for up to $350 off the S9 and S9+. The S9 has an unlocked price of $719.99, while the larger S9+ has a price of $839.99. If you take advantage of both of Best Buy’s deal, you can theoretically qualify to buy the S9 for $269.99 and the S9+ for $389.99. Phones that qualify for the full $350 money back are the Galaxy S8, S8+, S8 Active, iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus and need to be traded in in-store so associates can verify the quality of your phone meets their criteria.
The $100 off offer is only available today at Best Buy so make sure to get your pre-order in before the offer expires.