The Samsung Galaxy S9 is great, but the Galaxy S9 Plus is objectively the better phone, and the one power users should get if they can’t choose between the two.
In previous years, the Plus model was the same as the Galaxy S, but bigger, with a larger battery, too. This year, the S9 Plus comes with an extra feature that the S9 doesn’t have: A second camera lens on the back. It’s this 12-megapixel telephoto sensor that blesses the Galaxy S9 Plus with the ability to take depth-of-field portrait photos that blur the background so that the subject of your photos stands out.
There are other variations between the two in size, weight, battery life and RAM, but if screen size isn’t important to you, the second camera is the reason you’d shell out more for the Galaxy S9 Plus. All other core features are the same, including the 12-megapixel dual-aperture camera that makes its industry debut with these Galaxy S9 phones.
The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus bring both iterations on the Galaxy S8 design and some much-requested new features, but is the company’s focus in the right areas?
Here’s whats included in the retail box of Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus