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Smartphones · Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9+

This record covers Samsung Galaxy S9+. Screen diagonal: 6.2 inches. Typical battery capacity: 3500 mAh.

Your situation

Decision context · GB · GBP

Our scores

Longevity

Longevity score not available

Version 3.2.0

Required to calculate the score:

  • Current support status or published end year
Details that would improve the score (5)
  • Published support end date
  • Announced minimum support duration
  • Repairability index with scale and scheme
  • Official repair manual
  • Replaceable battery
How the decision is calculated

Declared resilience

10.00/10*

Partial score: missing criteria: Declared battery cycles, Declared repeated drop resistance, Declared support duration

Provisional

Coverage 25 %

Version declared-resilience/4.3.0

Publishers : techspot.com

Published declarations: this score does not predict service life.

Score methodology

Editorial repairability

10.00/10*

Partial score: missing criteria: Disassembly depth, Repair documentation, Fastener removal

Provisional

Coverage 20 %

Version repairability/4.3.0

Publishers : idoc.eu

Editorial score separate from the regulatory index and the longevity score.

Score methodology

Customer feedback

Not rated

Provisional

Coverage 100 %

Version customer-feedback/4.2.0

Customer satisfaction, not a durability test.

Score methodology

What we know

Battery replacementyou can easily replace your Galaxy S9+ battery at home idoc.eu
Audiothe Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ have stereo speakers gsmarena.com

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Version repair-economics/1.4.0 · How the decision is calculated

Support and repairability

Battery replacement
you can easily replace your Galaxy S9+ battery at home

Strengths and things to know

Reported strengths

  • The most powerful Android smartphone
  • The best smartphone for photos
  • Very good portrait mode
  • Superb display quality
  • A design that is still just as appealing
  • A jack socket

Good to know

  • Less battery life than the Galaxy S8+
  • Useless Bixby button

Prices

GB · GBP Published price information for this market, without currency conversion. Prices do not affect the verdict.

Unverified price: about £110

Refurbished · 128 GB · Oct 22, 2026

Recorded by Livalyo without a verifiable source; this is not an offer.

Key facts

Support

Last documented patch
2022-03-01 samsungmobile.com · Oct 19, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 18, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 14, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 14, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 18, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 15, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 16, 2026

Repairability

Available parts
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Battery idoc.eu · Oct 19, 2026
Battery replacement
you can easily replace your Galaxy S9+ battery at home idoc.eu · Oct 19, 2026
Repair limitations
The repair is a bit difficult as the Galaxy S9+ has to be opened via the glass back cover. Unfortunately, this is a rather cumbersome procedure, so plan enough time for it. · Be extra careful, the back cover can break very easily. idoc.eu · Oct 19, 2026idoc.eu · Oct 19, 2026

Durability

Editorial justifications
The most powerful Android smartphone · The best smartphone for photos · Very good portrait mode · Superb display quality · A design that is still just as appealing · A jack socket · Less battery life than the Galaxy S8+ · Useless Bixby button · excellent sound quality · Our versatile battery life test finished off the S9+ after 12h34 · The good stabilisation allows the S9+ to shoot beautiful footage very easily. · its 52 mm equivalent focal length (f/2.4) makes it possible to take very nice portraits · an effective portrait mode · it will be difficult to go much further. · the fastest autofocus on the market.
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Le smartphone Android le plus puissant · Le meilleur smartphone en photo · Très bon mode portrait · Une superbe qualité d'affichage · Un design toujours aussi séduisant · Une prise jack · Moins bonne autonomie que le Galaxy S8+ · Bouton Bixby inutile · excellente qualité sonore · Notre test d’autonomie polyvalente a eu raison du S9+ après 12h34 · La bonne stabilisation permet au S9+ de filmer de belles séquences avec beaucoup de facilité. · sa focale équivalente à un 52 mm (f/2.4) permet d’obtenir de très jolis portraits · un mode portrait performant · il sera difficile d’aller beaucoup plus loin. · l’autofocus le plus rapide du marché.
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Limitations
Less battery life than the Galaxy S8+ · Useless Bixby button
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Moins bonne autonomie que le Galaxy S8+ · Bouton Bixby inutile
01net.com · Oct 14, 202601net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Review score
4.7 gsmarena.com · Oct 18, 2026
Risks
Less battery life than the Galaxy S8+
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Moins bonne autonomie que le Galaxy S8+
01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Strengths
The most powerful Android smartphone · The best smartphone for photos · Very good portrait mode · Superb display quality · A design that is still just as appealing · A jack socket
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Le smartphone Android le plus puissant · Le meilleur smartphone en photo · Très bon mode portrait · Une superbe qualité d'affichage · Un design toujours aussi séduisant · Une prise jack
01net.com · Oct 14, 202601net.com · Oct 14, 202601net.com · Oct 14, 202601net.com · Oct 14, 202601net.com · Oct 14, 202601net.com · Oct 14, 2026

Specifications

Audio
the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ have stereo speakers gsmarena.com · Oct 18, 2026
Battery capacity
3500 mAh 01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Brand
Samsung 01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Front camera
8 Mpx 01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Main camera
12 Mpx 01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Telephoto camera
second, tighter focal length dedicated to portraits
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : seconde focale resserrée dédiée au portrait
01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
CPU
Samsung Exynos 9810 01net.com · Oct 14, 2026
Show all specifications
Brightness
524 01net.com
Screen size
6.2 inches 01net.com01net.com01net.com
Resolution
2960 x 1440 01net.com
Display technology
Super AMOLED 01net.com
Fingerprint sensor
Fingerprints
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Empreintes
01net.com
GPU
ARM Mali G72 MP18 01net.com
IP rating
IP68 techspot.com
Weight
186 01net.com
Measurement protocols
Our endurance rating denotes how long a single battery charge will last you if you use the Samsung Galaxy S9+ for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. gsmarena.com
Model
Samsung Galaxy S9+ 01net.com
NFC
yes 01net.com
RAM options
6 GB 01net.com
Processor
Samsung Exynos 9810 01net.com
Storage options
64 GB 01net.com
USB
USB Type-C 01net.com
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Wi-Fi 802.11g, Wi-Fi 802.11n 01net.com
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Declared drop resistance
not disclosed
Isolated report
not disclosed
Protection
not disclosed
Acknowledged defect
not disclosed
Number of reviews
not disclosed
Review platforms
not disclosed
Review scale
not disclosed
Suitable usage profiles
not disclosed
Unconfirmed signal
not disclosed
Usage limitation
not disclosed
Assessment method
not disclosed
Disassembly depth score
not disclosed
Repair eligibility
not disclosed
EU repairability class
not disclosed
Fasteners score
not disclosed
Repair manual
not disclosed
Parts pairing restrictions
not disclosed
Spare parts availability
not disclosed
Repair programme
not disclosed
Index scale
not disclosed
Index scheme
not disclosed
Repairability index
not disclosed
Announcement date
not disclosed
Charge cycles
not disclosed
Battery energy
not disclosed
Optical image stabilisation
not disclosed
Ultra-wide camera
not disclosed
Mobile connectivity
not disclosed
Declared battery life
not disclosed
Refresh rate
not disclosed
eSIM
not disclosed
5G
not disclosed
Height
not disclosed
RAM
not disclosed
SIM
not disclosed
Storage
not disclosed
Supported frequency bands
not disclosed
Thickness
not disclosed
Variant
not disclosed
VoLTE
not disclosed
Width
not disclosed
Wireless charging
not disclosed
Announced support period
not disclosed
Support commitment
not disclosed
Current official OS
not disclosed
OS upgrades delivered
not disclosed
Published end-of-support year
not disclosed
OS at launch
not disclosed
Manufacturer interface
not disclosed
Patch scope
not disclosed
Promised OS upgrades
not disclosed
Support status
not disclosed
Support variant
not disclosed
Update release date
not disclosed

Summary

This record covers Samsung Galaxy S9+. Screen diagonal: 6.2 inches. Typical battery capacity: 3500 mAh.

Durability and repair

Ingress protection code: IP68.

Software support

Last documented patch: 03/01/2022.

Sources and confidence

  1. 01net.comOct 18, 2026

    Notre test d’autonomie polyvalente a eu raison du S9+ après 12h34

    Open source
  2. 01net.comOct 14, 2026

    Moins bonne autonomie que le Galaxy S8+

    Open source
  3. gsmarena.comOct 18, 2026

    4.7

    Open source
  4. idoc.euOct 19, 2026

    Samsung Galaxy S9+ Battery

    Open source
  5. techspot.comOct 19, 2026

    IP68

    Open source
  6. samsungmobile.comOct 16, 2026

    SM-G965F

    Open source
  7. samsungmobile.comOct 14, 2026

    SM-G965F

    Open source
  8. samsungmobile.comOct 15, 2026

    SM-G965F

    Open source
  9. samsungmobile.comOct 18, 2026

    SM-G965F

    Open source
  10. samsungmobile.comOct 14, 2026

    SM-G965F

    Open source
  11. samsungmobile.comOct 19, 2026

    SM-G965F

    Open source
  12. api.samsungmobilepress.comOct 15, 2026

    February 26, 2018

    Open source
  13. samsungmobile.comOct 18, 2026

    2022-03-01

    Open source
Reference date
2026-11-06
Published revision
1585
Evidence coverage
Not disclosed
Sources shown
13

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