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How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#1 Post by kfzhu1229 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:11 pm

I know this is an odd place to ask this, but I am just curious who else on this forum owns or will own a Galaxy S9 or S9+.
If so, what variant as well as how is your experience with it so far?
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#2 Post by Puppy » Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:45 am

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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#3 Post by mpcook » Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:47 pm

I have an S9, AT&T version. Once I was able to install some of my Blackberry software on it (Hub and Calendar), I am quite happy with it, fast, great screen, HD voice and wifi calling. Ignore most of the Samsung apps, disable Bixby.
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#4 Post by kfzhu1229 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:48 pm

mpcook wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:47 pm
I have an S9, AT&T version. Once I was able to install some of my Blackberry software on it (Hub and Calendar), I am quite happy with it, fast, great screen, HD voice and wifi calling. Ignore most of the Samsung apps, disable Bixby.
Is the battery life good on the Snapdragon side? Some things I am afraid of on the Snapdragon variants are generally overheating (thus desoldering over time) as well as battery life.
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#5 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:55 pm

I don't think heat has been an issue with chips since 2008 and the T61p. I have a Galaxy A3 and a few hours of some emulation will cook that thing. Had it for a year and the battery is holding just fine with the same performance from when it was new.
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#6 Post by kfzhu1229 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:13 pm

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Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:55 pm
I don't think heat has been an issue with chips since 2008 and the T61p. I have a Galaxy A3 and a few hours of some emulation will cook that thing. Had it for a year and the battery is holding just fine with the same performance from when it was new.
My experience for Snapdragon devices is just not the same.
My friend had two Sony Xperia Aqua M4 (one for him and one for his brother), both broke down and toast themselves into bootloop after 1-2 years of regular use, thanks to Snapdragon 615.
I've had 2 Galaxy Mega 6.3, both motherboards gave up after a year of use or two of regular use and turned into bootloop and a hand warmer with that.
Also, if you search for second hand LG (or Nexus) phones, many of them suffer from the same bootloop issue due to that Snapdragon chip, while I have three Galaxy S II (two Exynos, one Broadcom) and Galaxy Note N7000 Exynos and all of them still functions just fine as a MP4/YouTube player at least.
Moreover, there are many reports of Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note 8 getting bricked after their battery drained to 0%.
So I got scared of Snapdragon devices, and spent some extra bucks, do myself a favour and got myself an underclocked Exynos variant of S9+, which should run a lot cooler than SD845 and cause less problems long-term wise.
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#7 Post by Puppy » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:22 pm

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#8 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:56 pm

kfzhu1229 wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:13 pm
...Sony...
There is your problem right there. Anyway, I really just avoid Snapdragon at this point. They make crappy chips that perform poorly. The last good chip was the 801, but that was a really nice performer. If they made a chip on the 800 or 801 architecture, I would buy it in a heartbeat. I go with MediaTek(something with more than 2 cores and 300Mhz) or really Ecnoyx or whatever Samsung uses. Those are good.
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#9 Post by kfzhu1229 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:11 pm

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:56 pm
kfzhu1229 wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:13 pm
...Sony...
There is your problem right there. Anyway, I really just avoid Snapdragon at this point. They make crappy chips that perform poorly. The last good chip was the 801, but that was a really nice performer. If they made a chip on the 800 or 801 architecture, I would buy it in a heartbeat. I go with MediaTek(something with more than 2 cores and 300Mhz) or really Ecnoyx or whatever Samsung uses. Those are good.
You get a point there. Sony midrange phones are a lot cheaper than Samsung's, but they don't last even 1/3 of the lifespan of a midrange Samsung phone, as well as using a lot inferior build quality both outside and inside.
As for Snapdragon, they are just playing catch-up to the A11 Bionic and can't quite outperform 835 with 845 in terms of raw benchmark scores, while Exynos 9810 doubles the single core score of Snapdragon 835 and is 1.5 times the score of 845.
That said, since Samsung released Exynos variant a lot sooner than the Snapdragon variant, they do not have as much time to do optimisation and stuff, so they are pretty evened out at this moment.
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#10 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:27 pm

My Z3C(Flagship)'s battery was only 1/3 over about 8 months. My A3 battery is at 90% after one year. Sony doesnt make very good phones but I do like their feel and the fact they are the only manufacturer of ood small phones. I guess I have no choice. XZ1 Compact it is.Or a Blackberry Priv if I jump ship into big phone waters.
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#11 Post by kfzhu1229 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:03 pm

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:27 pm
Sony doesnt make very good phones but I do like their feel and the fact they are the only manufacturer of ood small phones. I guess I have no choice. XZ1 Compact it is.Or a Blackberry Priv if I jump ship into big phone waters.
I am always the one with a big phone ever since I get serious about smartphones. Back in the iPhone 5S days, I had a Galaxy S II Sprint (Epic 4G Touch), Lumia 925 and 1020. All of them have 4.5" display which was considered huge back then (All of which had 15:9 aspect ratio).
Then I had Galaxy Mega 6.3 (two, and all of them had mobo failure) which was some of the best biggest phones there existed.
After that I have Galaxy A8, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note N7000, all of them have decently big screens.
Now I have Galaxy S9+ with that 6.2" 18.5:9 display which is still huge, again.
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#12 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:13 pm

kfzhu1229 wrote: Lumia 925 and 1020. All of them have 4.5" display which was considered huge back then (All of which had 15:9 aspect ratio).
I had those. They were beautiful phones, they were fast, and the cameras were to die for. 4.5" No problem, small bezels 5" no problem but the moment I cant hit the other edge of the screen with my thumb I have a problem. I have slightly smaller than normal hands though.
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#13 Post by pianowizard » Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:45 pm

kfzhu1229 wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:03 pm
Then I had Galaxy Mega 6.3 (two, and all of them had mobo failure) which was some of the best biggest phones there existed. Now I have Galaxy S9+ with that 6.2" 18.5:9 display which is still huge, again.
I much dislike the recent migration to 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The Galaxy S9+'s 6.2" screen is only 6.89 cm wide, while the Galaxy Mega's 6.3" 16:9 screen is 7.85 cm wide. Within Samsung's Galaxy Note series, screen width has been decreasing, which is why the only Note I've ever owned was the very first Note introduced in 2011:

Note (5.3" 800x1280): 7.13 cm
Note 5 (5.7" 1440x2560): 7.10 cm
Note 8 (6.3" 1440x2960): 7.00 cm

At present my primary phone is the international version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (model T715) which is a tablet with phone functionality. Its 8.0" 1536x2048 screen is 12.19 cm wide! I also have two secondary phones, which get free service through FreedomPop. The larger of these is the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro with 6.4" 1440x2560 (7.97 cm wide), while the smaller one is the Mega 6.3 with 6.3" 720x1280 (again, 7.85 cm wide).
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I am always the one with a big phone ever since I get serious about smartphones
Is the Mega 6.3 the biggest phone you've ever had? How come you haven't tried larger ones? Nowadays the Mega 6.3 is the smallest phone that I am willing to use.
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#14 Post by kfzhu1229 » Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:41 pm

pianowizard wrote:
Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:45 pm
Is the Mega 6.3 the biggest phone you've ever had? How come you haven't tried larger ones? Nowadays the Mega 6.3 is the smallest phone that I am willing to use.
I am well aware that there are larger phones by companies like Sony, Samsung and Huawei.
I have seen things like Galaxy W at 7". But Galaxy Mega 6.3 on itself is already a watered down version of Galaxy Note 3 in terms of specs other than the screen size and battery size.
Galaxy W is a watered down version of Galaxy Mega 6.3. I feel like phones bigger than that are like more of dumb big to have less density therefore less cost, not like Galaxy Note big where manufacturers pack everything they can in such a package.
That said, the smallest phones out of my current daily drivers is the original Galaxy Note with its iconic S-pen. My other daily driver include the Galaxy S9+ with 6.2" display, and I sold my 5.8" S8 to a friend and broke my 5.7" Galaxy A8 2015.
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#15 Post by pianowizard » Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:42 pm

kfzhu1229 wrote:
Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:41 pm
I feel like phones bigger than that are like more of dumb big to have less density therefore less cost, not like Galaxy Note big where manufacturers pack everything they can in such a package.
I agree with you regarding the Mega 6.3 and the Galaxy W, which I had hoped to buy until I saw its lousy specs. BLU also had several 7" phablets that were severely underpowered, especially the 1st-gen Studio 7.0 with a 7" 600x1024 TN screen! I had that 7-incher for a couple months and hated it. But there have been a few phablets larger than the phones you mentioned that have respectable components and are quite powerful compared to their contemporaries, for instance:

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro released in Nov 2016, https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Lenov ... ro_id10108 (I have this)

Honor Note 8 released in Aug 2016, https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Honor-Note-8_id10196

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 released in Sep 2015, https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsu ... nch_id9384 (I have this)

Huawei MediaPad X2 released in May 2015, https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Huawe ... -X2_id9277 (I had this)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 released in Jun 2014, https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsu ... 8.4_id8663 (I had this)

Sony Xperia Z Ultra released in Jun 2013, https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Sony- ... tra_id7883

After owning any of the above giants, it's really hard to stand something as tiny as the Galaxy S9+! Most pants' pockets are too small for the 8.4" Tab S or the 8.0" Tab S2, but a few are large enough.
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#16 Post by kfzhu1229 » Mon Apr 09, 2018 5:57 pm

pianowizard wrote:
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After owning any of the above giants, it's really hard to stand something as tiny as the Galaxy S9+! Most pants' pockets are too small for the 8.4" Tab S or the 8.0" Tab S2, but a few are large enough.
Do you actually use any of them for things like phone calls, text messages, and the phone oriented stuff, or you have them accompanied by another phone sized device? I for one skips all the tablets and have a phablet, laptop and a desktop and therefore is quite anti-Apple.
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#17 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:05 pm

I find a phablet a poor compromise of size of function. A phone with a 5" screen should be used for texts, phone calls, and on the go internet usage.

If I need to type something or need more screen space, I probably need more power too and Ill grab an X220 to go. I don't see the point in a 7" screen that can't fit in my pockets but doesnt have the power to get something done. Tablets just amplify this size-power ratio(or lack there of) problem.

Just my 0.02$.

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#18 Post by kfzhu1229 » Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:27 pm

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:05 pm
Just curious for you Thinkpadders with huge phones, what applications do you guys use to justify the large screen?
I don't have anything that is in-between my phablets (from 5.3" to 6.2") and my 15" laptops (I have 14.1" T23 and T43, as well as 13.3" 600, but I am not carrying those around with me anytime soon)
If I just wanna stream YouTube and stuff like that, I use my phablets.
If I just wanna go over some course material on pdf between my lectures on the quick, I use my phablets.
If I wanna play YouTube video and do something else at the same time (usually in the bathroom), I take advantage of the big screen and do split-screen multitasking.
If I have some not very important notes to take down that I know is gonna get clunky to manage if I use paper, I do it on my phablet with a s-pen.
If I need bigger screen than 6", I take out my 15.6" T530 or 15" T43p.
Being a person who carries at least 2 phones in my pocket and a thick T530 laptop in my bag all the time, I do not need another tablet to carry around with.
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#19 Post by pianowizard » Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:44 am

kfzhu1229 wrote:
Mon Apr 09, 2018 5:57 pm
Do you actually use any of them for things like phone calls, text messages, and the phone oriented stuff
Yes of course. What's wrong with doing these on a supersized (though still pocketable) phablet as big as an iPad Mini?
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I for one skips all the tablets and have a phablet, laptop and a desktop and therefore is quite anti-Apple.
I don't care for tablets either, but as I said earlier, I also can't stand the small size of the phones that you call "phablets".
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If I need to type something or need more screen space, I probably need more power too and Ill grab an X220 to go. I don't see the point in a 7" screen that can't fit in my pockets but doesnt have the power to get something done. Tablets just amplify this size-power ratio(or lack there of) problem. Just curious for you Thinkpadders with huge phones, what applications do you guys use to justify the large screen?
1) I read a lot of PDF files on the go, specifically, sheet music and scientific journal articles, which are painful to view even on the 6.4" phones I listed above.
2) Typing is much easier on a huge giant touchscreen than on a tiny touchscreen.
3) All web sites and videos look much nicer on an 8" phablet than on tiny phones.

The 8.4" Samsung Tab S and 8.0" Samsung Tab S2 are almost 3-in-1 devices, combining phone, tablet and laptop into one. While traveling, I often just bring my largest phablet, which is currently the Tab S2. Even at home, I turn on my computers only about twice a week, because the Tab S2 suffices for most purposes. I don't much enjoy the 6.3" Samsung Mega and the 6.4" Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, but I have them simply because I get some free data from FreedomPop (1GB/month for the Mega and 200MB/month for the Lenovo).

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#20 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:14 am

My pockets arent that small, my fingers are. I cant reach the other end of a 5.8" display in one hand. I might consider a blackberry priv and jump ship because I can use the keyboard as a touchpad. The physical keyboard beats a touch keyboard anyway.
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#21 Post by PrinceOfPrsian » Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:12 pm

I tried to buy it last month but due to high rate of dollar crruncy in our country it's become more expensive. And Still I am a student and can't afford so much, I like it's look and shape so much.
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#22 Post by MikalE » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:18 pm

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I find a phablet a poor compromise of size of function. A phone with a 5" screen should be used for texts, phone calls, and on the go internet usage.

If I need to type something or need more screen space, I probably need more power too and Ill grab an X220 to go. I don't see the point in a 7" screen that can't fit in my pockets but doesnt have the power to get something done. Tablets just amplify this size-power ratio(or lack there of) problem.

Just my 0.02$.

Just curious for you Thinkpadders with huge phones, what applications do you guys use to justify the large screen?
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#23 Post by kfzhu1229 » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:35 pm

Here I liked the idea of a big phone ever since the original Galaxy Note came out in 2011. I suppose I can list a couple of reasons:
1. More specs that you can pack in a bigger body (and bigger battery, very important now that phones come with non-removable batteries)
2. Better screen (Thus better content consumption)
3. Better typing experience for my big hands
And before other companies like apple start to adapt this bigger form factor, using a Galaxy Note or Galaxy Mega stand out so much from the crowd.
This is coming from an owner of the OG Galaxy Note and still uses it daily today.
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#24 Post by pianowizard » Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:29 pm

I thought of this thread about 2 months ago when I was playing with a Samsung S9 in a Sprint store. As mentioned earlier, my primary phone has been the Samsung Tab S2 with 8.0" 2048x1536 screen, which is even larger than the iPad Mini. It's still my favorite phone of all time, but I was considering getting a tiny phone as a secondary phone. After looking through lots of specs on gsmarena.com I thought the S8 and S9 looked promising. My local Sprint store happened to have the S9 and I played with it for 10 minutes or so. I liked it quite a bit, but couldn't justify paying so much for a secondary phone. After doing additional research I became much more interested in the Google Pixel (1st gen) which, despite being 3 years old, still supports Android 10, and used ones can be had for well under $100 on eBay. I bought one and have been very happy with it.
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Here I liked the idea of a big phone
Are you classifying the S9 as a "big phone"? It's almost the smallest mainstream phone that's currently available. Again, I was looking into it only because it's a tiny phone, by today's standards.
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#25 Post by kfzhu1229 » Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:58 pm

pianowizard wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:29 pm
Are you classifying the S9 as a "big phone"? It's almost the smallest mainstream phone that's currently available. Again, I was looking into it only because it's a tiny phone, by today's standards.
I am talking about the S9+, which had the biggest screen as a mainstream phone when I purchased it (Other than the Note 8, whose battery life absolutely sucked and cost more than the S9+ here). I liked its refinements over the Galaxy S8+ (More RAM, more cameras, better ergonomics, thicker glass, better speakers)
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#26 Post by ajkula66 » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:54 pm

I was issued a Galaxy S9 at work... :roll:

It serves as an excellent reminder on why I'll *never* use an Android-based phone as a personal device.
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#27 Post by Puppy » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:02 am

ajkula66 wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:54 pm
I'll *never* use an Android-based phone as a personal device.
I understand it, but there is no choice as Microsoft had killed the Windows 10 Mobile :? iOS is even worse as there is no basic functionality supported - Dual SIM (two SIM cards, no eSIM) and the eco"system" is terribly limited in every aspect.
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#28 Post by pianowizard » Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:05 pm

kfzhu1229 wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:58 pm
I am talking about the S9+, which had the biggest screen as a mainstream phone when I purchased it
By "mainstream" I was really referring to any phone made by Samsung, LG, Apple, Lenovo, Asus, Huawei etc. that can be acquired in North America reasonably easily. When defined this way, the S9+ was far from the largest mainstream phone, but of course you probably define "mainstream" differently.

Anyway, you mentioned Samsung's original Note, which had a 5.3" 800x1280 screen measuring 7.135 cm x 11.42 cm. The growth in phablet size since then has been largely limited to an increase in height, not width. The S9+ has a 6.2" 1440x2960 screen, which may sound much larger than the Note's 5.3" screen, but due to their difference in aspect ratio, the S9+ is actually narrower, only 6.889 cm wide. Some people may appreciate the fairly dramatic increase in screen height, from 11.42 cm to 14.16 cm, but I'd rather have more width. For me, a phone with a 6.889 cm screen width (i.e. the S9+) is effectively a tiny phone. The widest currently available non-folding "mainstream phone" that's officially not a tablet is probably the Huawei Mate 20 X whose 7.2" 1080x2244 screen is 7.931 cm wide. Even the Samsung Note 10+ screen is only 7.394 cm wide. Among tablets that have phone functionality, I think my Samsung Tab S2 (the T715 variant) is still the widest, with a 12.192 cm screen width.
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I was issued a Galaxy S9 at work... :roll: It serves as an excellent reminder on why I'll *never* use an Android-based phone as a personal device.
Most if not all Android phones have Google Settings which allows you to manage what kinds of data Google collects from the phone.
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#29 Post by ajkula66 » Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:24 pm

pianowizard wrote:
Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:05 pm
ajkula66 wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:54 pm
I was issued a Galaxy S9 at work... :roll: It serves as an excellent reminder on why I'll *never* use an Android-based phone as a personal device.
Most if not all Android phones have Google Settings which allows you to manage what kinds of data Google collects from the phone.
I'm well-aware of that, having set up the LG phones I bought my twin boys last Christmas. Apart from several other phones and tablets in the past. But Google has been proven to track the users even with their phones turned completely off, along with internal GPS being turned off as well. I trust them less than I trust Apple, and I don't trust Apple to begin with.

Security/privacy concerns aside, I find the entire Android environment nothing short of annoying and counter-intuitive.
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Re: How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

#30 Post by kfzhu1229 » Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:42 pm

pianowizard wrote:
Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:05 pm

By "mainstream" I was really referring to any phone made by Samsung, LG, Apple, Lenovo, Asus, Huawei etc. that can be acquired in North America reasonably easily. When defined this way, the S9+ was far from the largest mainstream phone, but of course you probably define "mainstream" differently.

Anyway, you mentioned Samsung's original Note, which had a 5.3" 800x1280 screen measuring 7.135 cm x 11.42 cm. The growth in phablet size since then has been largely limited to an increase in height, not width. The S9+ has a 6.2" 1440x2960 screen, which may sound much larger than the Note's 5.3" screen, but due to their difference in aspect ratio, the S9+ is actually narrower, only 6.889 cm wide. Some people may appreciate the fairly dramatic increase in screen height, from 11.42 cm to 14.16 cm, but I'd rather have more width. For me, a phone with a 6.889 cm screen width (i.e. the S9+) is effectively a tiny phone. The widest currently available non-folding "mainstream phone" that's officially not a tablet is probably the Huawei Mate 20 X whose 7.2" 1080x2244 screen is 7.931 cm wide. Even the Samsung Note 10+ screen is only 7.394 cm wide. Among tablets that have phone functionality, I think my Samsung Tab S2 (the T715 variant) is still the widest, with a 12.192 cm screen width.
Yeah I totally get your point. Phones get narrower these days because they want to maximise one hand operation. I had 2 Galaxy Mega 6.3 before, both of which failed, that have much wider screens. But out of the phones still relevant as a daily driver in the time when S9+ came out (and that is any better than the Galaxy A8 that it was replacing whose Snapdragon 615 is struggling and battery reliability is declining in a Canadian winter), not many good choices are bigger than the S9+. And since I had no issues with even the worst of Touchwiz back in the Galaxy S4/S5 days, I am gonna stick with Samsung.
I don't mind whether a phone is 16:9 or 18/18.5:9, because in 2019 both phones will have YouTube videos near their aspect ratios and others have black bars. I zoom in on my S9+ for the 16:9 contents because I don't want burn marks.
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