Samsung Galaxy S9 Gaming Performance, Our Verdict & Award
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Gaming Performance – 3DMark
We tested the Galaxy S9’s gaming performance using 3DMark, using the Ice Storm Unlimited test.
| Ice Storm Unlimited | Samsung Galaxy S9 | Samsung Galaxy S8 | Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 | ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro |
| Gaming Score | 39588 | 29509 | 14684 | 14015 |
| Graphics | 45577 | 33279 | 15201 | 13470 |
| Physics | 27116 | 21130 | 13121 | 16328 |
| Graphics Test 1 | 267.9 fps | 173.1 fps | 134.4 fps | 80.7 fps |
| Graphics Test 2 | 157.2 fps | 124.3 fps | 43.8 fps | 46.0 fps |
| Physics Test | 86.1 fps | 67.1 fps | 41.7 fps | 51.8 fps |
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What the Samsung Galaxy S9 (Price Check) lacks in work performance, it more than makes up in gaming performance. Its ARM Mali-G72 MP18 graphics processor was 37% faster than the ARM Mali-G71 MP20 used in the Galaxy S8.
The Samsung Galaxy S9’s CPU cores also delivered 28% faster physics processing than those of the Galaxy S8.
Our Verdict & Award
The Samsung Galaxy S9 (Price Check) looks almost identical to its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S8. While some see it as a “lack of innovation“, others point out that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”
Whatever we may think of its familiar design, there is no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S9 is the best Galaxy smartphone ever made.
Samsung basically fixed every major criticism of the Galaxy S8 smartphone. They moved the fingerprint sensor to a better position, and used a much better swipe-type sensor. They buttressed the iris scanner with the facial recognition system, allowing easy login in bright and low-light conditions.
The biggest hardware change was the addition of a dual aperture camera. It allows you to switch between an incredibly bright f/1.5 aperture and a f/2.4 aperture for greater depth of field. The dual aperture camera also appears to have improved image stabilisation.
Samsung also introduced a new Samsung ISOCELL Fast sensor in the Galaxy S9. It has large 1.4 µm pixels with Dual Pixel and Super PD capabilities. It has a 3-stack FRS (Fast Readout Sensor) that enables the new Super Slow-mo mode – the ability to record 720p video at 960 fps.
[adrotate group=”2″]The other new Samsung Galaxy S9 (Price Check) features like AR Emoji, Bixby Live Translation and Intelligent Scan are software in nature.
The downside? The Samsung Galaxy S9 comes with the same 3,000 mAh battery, but has a shorter battery life and longer recharging time.
With the exception of the shorter battery life, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 in every possible way. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is the Samsung Galaxy S8 perfected, and unreservedly deserves our Editor’s Choice Award. Congratulations, Samsung!
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