We have reached a point with mobile telephony that, honestly, I no longer know whether to treat it as a telephone or as a mini laptop capable of making calls. And looking at the Samsung Galaxy S9, one of the phones with the best cameras , I don't know whether to talk about a camera with an Internet connection 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, is making calls ? .
Technology advances at exorbitant steps and, with each new model of these phones that appears, the most futuristic dreams come true. But those of us who are especially in luck are the photographers, because the photographic improvements of these super powerful mini computers do not stop advancing at exorbitant steps. Like the photography applications that you can download to your mobile.
The Samsung S9 has not forgotten about us, on the contrary, you will see that it takes us very much into account ? With its 12MP rear camera (what an awful lot) and with an f/1.5-f/2.4 aperture (yes, you did). listen well, aperture diaphragm ! And what a brightness!) and with its 8MP front camera, we are reaching levels of photographic quality that those who deny mobile photography for its supposed lack of quality, will increasingly have it hard ;-).
I already said once that mobile telephony was here to stay, and here we have one more proof. Let's see the main features of this Smartphone.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMSUNG S9
- Operating system: Android
- Octa -Core 2.7GHz, 1.7GHz processor
- 5.8″ touch screen with a resolution of 2960 x 1440 (Quad HD+) and Dual Edge Super AMOLED technology
- cameras:
- Main: 12MP, autofocus and a dual aperture of f/1.5-f/2.4 and flash
- Front: 8MP, autofocus, and an aperture of f/1.7, without flash
- Video recording resolution: UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@60fps
- Slow Motion 960fps@HD, 240fps@FHD
- RAM memory: 4GB
- Internal memory: 64GB
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic, Hall, HR, Iris Sensor, Pressure Sensor, Proximity, RGB Light Sensor.
- Dimensions (HxWxD, mm): 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5
- Weight: 163g
- Battery:
- Internet usage time (3G) (Hours) Up to 11
- Internet usage time (4G) (Hours) Up to 12
- Internet usage time (Wi-Fi) (Hours) Up to 14
- Video Playback Time (Hours) Up to 16
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMSUNG S9+
- Operating system: Android
- Octa -Core 2.7GHz, 1.7GHz processor
- 6.2″ touch screen with a resolution of 2960 x 1440 (Quad HD+) and Dual Edge Super AMOLED technology
- cameras:
- Rear main: 12MP, autofocus and a dual aperture of f/1.5-f/2.4 and flash
- Rear secondary: 12MP telephoto lens, stabilizer and aperture, f/2.4
- Front: 8MP, autofocus, and an aperture of f/1.7, without flash.
- Video recording resolution: UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@60fps
- Slow Motion 960fps@HD, 240fps@FHD
- RAM memory: 6GB
- Internal memory: 256GB
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic, Hall, HR, Iris Sensor, Pressure Sensor, Proximity, RGB Light Sensor.
- Dimensions (HxWxD, mm): 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5
- Weight: 189 grams.
- Battery:
- Internet usage time (3G) (Hours) Up to 13
- Internet usage time (4G) (Hours) Up to 15
- Internet usage time (Wi-Fi) (Hours) Up to 15
- Video Playback Time (Hours) Up to 18
The most remarkable thing, therefore, apart from the capacity, is (as photographers) the second camera with an optical stabilizer and a telephoto lens.
PRICE
You can find the Samsung S9 on Amazon for €319.90
And the Samsung S9+ for €349.90
THE BEST
I am speaking as a photographer, it is clear, surely fans of video games, or watching series on the phone, or fans of social networks, will be struck by some other aspect of its characteristics.
But for me (and I assume for you too), what has caught my attention the most is, without a doubt, the f/1.5-2.4 aperture and the 12MP camera, which promises good results even in low light situations. light, just as if it were a luminous objective of an SLR (or evil) camera.
The virtual assistant, called Bixby Vision, has also caught my attention , which has its own button, and which promises to instantly translate texts that it reads through the camera, it will tell us places of interest in a certain place, prices of the what we are looking at, and even what we are going to eat or how many calories it has. Mind blowing right?
For those of you who enjoy social networks and/or are hooked on WhatsApp or similar, it will also allow you to create your own emojis in the image and likeness, with lots of actions and customization possibilities.
And I can't forget to mention the possibility of recording videos in super slow mode of 960 frames per second, which is very, very slow, amazing ? .
Oh, and if you're a fan of security, which doesn't hurt, it includes facial recognition, iris scanner, or fingerprint, as well as a system called Intelligent Scan that combines facial recognition with iris scanner.
WORST
We could say that the worst thing is the price, right? That may justify every penny of the investment, but if you also like "classic" SLR photography (or Evil) and you have to think about also paying for the camera body, lenses, etc... maybe this type of phone something out of budget. Although if the price is not a problem, I don't think anyone will regret this Smartphone extravagance ;-).
SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 SAMPLE PHOTOS
If you are reading this article, it is clear that what you are most interested in knowing is what kind of photos it takes, so we bring you a sample of photos taken by Samsung with the Galaxy S9. As you can see, it responds quite well both in situations of homogeneous light and in moments of low light or with high contrasts.
CONCLUSIONS
The Samsung S9 is a powerful, extremely intelligent phone, which pays special attention to design, to its infinite borderless screen and, above all, which is strongly committed to mobile photography, giving us a main camera (2 on the S9+) with a diaphragm opening very bright to work with excellent results in low light situations. Not to mention its 12 MP and its optical stabilizer. It seems that we are almost talking about an SLR
