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Samsung Announces Galaxy S9 with super-slow-motion, available in March
Pretty much on par with what has leaked over the past few weeks, Samsung announced its Galaxy S9 series smartphones. The new model will be available in March with prices running to the 850 and 950 Euro marker.
The phoS9 has been unveiled during a press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Overall, the S9 will be quite similar to the S8. Samsung has slightly thinned the screen edges of the new model. In addition, the fingerprint scanner is now placed under the camera, where should be easier to reach. The Super AMOLED displays get a thicker Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
The cameras get some upgrades, a dual camera lens comes with f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures for low light conditions, the camera automatically switches to the correct aperture to ensure optimal exposure. A prominent new feature is the much-discussed camera slow motion function with its capability to record 960 frames per second. According to Samsung, a recording of 0.2 seconds can be stretched to six seconds. A motion detector ensures that the camera only activates when there is actually something to film.
Samsung has also integrated DRAM memory into the camera sensor. This memory is used to cache several images at the same time during shooting, which are combined to create the best image.
The Galaxy S9’s new AR Emoji feature allows users to create their own realistic or cartoon-like emojis using the device‘s facial recognition technology. From a single selfie, the device analyzes a 2D image of you by mapping more than 100 distinct facial features, and then applies that image to a 3D model to generate an avatar that looks just like you and can imitate your facial expressions. AR Emoji are fully customizable, can easily be shared with others and also used as a wallpaper for the user’s home or lock screen.
The S9 has been fitted with a 64-bit octa-core processor and sees 4GB or RAM. The S9+ has 6GB of memory. Samsung also equipped the smartphone with stereo speakers made by AKG. The Galaxy S9 will be available from 16 March. The regular S9 model with a 5.8 inch screen costs 849 euros, the larger S9+ has a 6.2 inch display and is priced at 949. The phones are for sale in the colors black, blue and purple.
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#5522956 Posted on: 02/25/2018 08:37 PM
My mainstream Samsung from 2017 is capable of mighty 30 fps, regardless of resolution. My main priority was a physical size smaller than 5", so I wasn't exactly choosing from a large selection. Not that I would buy a phone costing 1000 euros. That's just crazy unless your profession depends on your phone, in which case it wouldn't matter since you could deduct it from your taxes. Of course this is just my personal opinion.
My mainstream Samsung from 2017 is capable of mighty 30 fps, regardless of resolution. My main priority was a physical size smaller than 5", so I wasn't exactly choosing from a large selection. Not that I would buy a phone costing 1000 euros. That's just crazy unless your profession depends on your phone, in which case it wouldn't matter since you could deduct it from your taxes. Of course this is just my personal opinion.
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#5523008 Posted on: 02/25/2018 11:52 PM
What a scam. Sell something that's worth $100 for $1000 and then abandon it only a couple years later.
People have too much money these days.
What a scam. Sell something that's worth $100 for $1000 and then abandon it only a couple years later.
People have too much money these days.
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#5523013 Posted on: 02/26/2018 12:10 AM
My 2 year old S7E just smirk at me... Me: "Don't worry buddy. You're not going anywhere!" :p
My 2 year old S7E just smirk at me... Me: "Don't worry buddy. You're not going anywhere!" :p
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#5523016 Posted on: 02/26/2018 12:53 AM
Finally...Can't wait to upgrade my Phone..
Finally...Can't wait to upgrade my Phone..
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#5523033 Posted on: 02/26/2018 03:23 AM
Overpriced smart-phones for brainless poor peasants.
Overpriced smart-phones for brainless poor peasants.
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#5523035 Posted on: 02/26/2018 03:33 AM
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Finally...Can't wait to upgrade my Phone..
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#5523062 Posted on: 02/26/2018 07:35 AM
Finally some logic lol
Finally some logic lol
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#5523064 Posted on: 02/26/2018 07:49 AM
"new feature is the much-discussed camera slow motion function with its capability to record 960 frames per second. According to Samsung, a recording of 0.2 seconds can be stretched to six seconds."
Can I deduct from that that the maximum length of a super slow motion recording at max fps is only 0,2 seconds??
If so they shouldn't call it 960fps capability, if they can't maintain it at least a whole second. Hope it will be a couple of seconds.
Found the answer in a www.tweakers.net article
"60 beelden per seconde zit de buffer na zo'n 0,2 seconden vol en dat is dan ook de maximale tijd dat je achter elkaar in super slow motion kunt opnemen."
So indeed, maximum recording length at 960fps is 0,2 seconds. That's when the on sensor DRAM is full.
"new feature is the much-discussed camera slow motion function with its capability to record 960 frames per second. According to Samsung, a recording of 0.2 seconds can be stretched to six seconds."
Can I deduct from that that the maximum length of a super slow motion recording at max fps is only 0,2 seconds??
If so they shouldn't call it 960fps capability, if they can't maintain it at least a whole second. Hope it will be a couple of seconds.
Found the answer in a www.tweakers.net article
"60 beelden per seconde zit de buffer na zo'n 0,2 seconden vol en dat is dan ook de maximale tijd dat je achter elkaar in super slow motion kunt opnemen."
So indeed, maximum recording length at 960fps is 0,2 seconds. That's when the on sensor DRAM is full.
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#5523094 Posted on: 02/26/2018 09:55 AM
"60 beelden per seconde zit de buffer na zo'n 0,2 seconden vol en dat is dan ook de maximale tijd dat je achter elkaar in super slow motion kunt opnemen."
So indeed, maximum recording length at 960fps is 0,2 seconds. That's when the on sensor DRAM is full.
That's hilarious. It's nothing but a party trick with such a limitation. I guess you could record fancy clips of some continuous movement within 0.2 seconds, but it would be far harder to time a specific moment to be included within that fraction of a second.
"60 beelden per seconde zit de buffer na zo'n 0,2 seconden vol en dat is dan ook de maximale tijd dat je achter elkaar in super slow motion kunt opnemen."
So indeed, maximum recording length at 960fps is 0,2 seconds. That's when the on sensor DRAM is full.
That's hilarious. It's nothing but a party trick with such a limitation. I guess you could record fancy clips of some continuous movement within 0.2 seconds, but it would be far harder to time a specific moment to be included within that fraction of a second.
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#5523098 Posted on: 02/26/2018 10:25 AM
Ironic. That's what people used to say about gamers.
Overpriced smart-phones for brainless poor peasants.
Ironic. That's what people used to say about gamers.
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#5523120 Posted on: 02/26/2018 11:48 AM
Because it is true for them also.
Gaming today is more about bragging rights, 14000HZ which nobody can see or use, a million by a million resolution display and what more...
I am playing just fine Red Dead Redemption on Xbox 360 at 480P on a CRT and it is just fine. I also played it on an 1080P TV and while looking more beatiful, I didn't like the game more or didn't succeed better in the missions.
That is the way with phones these days. You get stupid high res screens, which drain the battery a lot faster than a 720P display. Then, you complain about battery life. Processors in smartphones are very fast for what? Reading messages, posting on FB and taking a few pictures?
Let's be objective here. I am not intending to offend you in any way. I am just pointing out that phone makers release products too fast, with too little changes from previous gen to worth spending 1000 dollars.
Best thing to do is to buy a last gen S7 which now is affordable and call it a day.
Ironic. That's what people used to say about gamers.
Because it is true for them also.
Gaming today is more about bragging rights, 14000HZ which nobody can see or use, a million by a million resolution display and what more...
I am playing just fine Red Dead Redemption on Xbox 360 at 480P on a CRT and it is just fine. I also played it on an 1080P TV and while looking more beatiful, I didn't like the game more or didn't succeed better in the missions.
That is the way with phones these days. You get stupid high res screens, which drain the battery a lot faster than a 720P display. Then, you complain about battery life. Processors in smartphones are very fast for what? Reading messages, posting on FB and taking a few pictures?
Let's be objective here. I am not intending to offend you in any way. I am just pointing out that phone makers release products too fast, with too little changes from previous gen to worth spending 1000 dollars.
Best thing to do is to buy a last gen S7 which now is affordable and call it a day.
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#5523121 Posted on: 02/26/2018 12:12 PM
And the sad thing about this story is paying almost 1k€ and getting only 2 years software support in which your receive 2 - 3 updates per year talking about Planned obsolescence.
And the sad thing about this story is paying almost 1k€ and getting only 2 years software support in which your receive 2 - 3 updates per year talking about Planned obsolescence.
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#5523123 Posted on: 02/26/2018 12:16 PM
I haven't had a Galaxy S phone since the S5. I like their designs above all the others, but I can't justify paying such insane prices when I can get a very similar experience for half the price or less. The S7 Edge on release here was $1.1K before tax IIRC. I bought a ZTE Axon 7 instead for $520. Same "1440p" diamond pattern AMOLED panel made by Samsung, same Snapdragon 820 SoC, same Gorilla Glass, etc. Hardware-wise they were the same save for the design/style, the crappy camera on the A7, and a discrete Hi-Fi DAC/amp combo on the A7 which the S7E lacked.
I'm saying there will always be an alternative available for half the price when at such a high point, so it really blows me away that people are willing to pay these absurd $1K+ prices. The market wouldn't be so screwed if people stopped accepting the skyrocketing prices as the norm. The problem is so many are paying for ludicrously expensive monthly plans not realizing they're basically paying for the phone twice over. Once straight up for $500 or whatever at the start of the contract (which used to be "free"), then the monthly fees for 2-3 years. Man am I glad that I don't really need an upgrade for quite a while to come.
I haven't had a Galaxy S phone since the S5. I like their designs above all the others, but I can't justify paying such insane prices when I can get a very similar experience for half the price or less. The S7 Edge on release here was $1.1K before tax IIRC. I bought a ZTE Axon 7 instead for $520. Same "1440p" diamond pattern AMOLED panel made by Samsung, same Snapdragon 820 SoC, same Gorilla Glass, etc. Hardware-wise they were the same save for the design/style, the crappy camera on the A7, and a discrete Hi-Fi DAC/amp combo on the A7 which the S7E lacked.
I'm saying there will always be an alternative available for half the price when at such a high point, so it really blows me away that people are willing to pay these absurd $1K+ prices. The market wouldn't be so screwed if people stopped accepting the skyrocketing prices as the norm. The problem is so many are paying for ludicrously expensive monthly plans not realizing they're basically paying for the phone twice over. Once straight up for $500 or whatever at the start of the contract (which used to be "free"), then the monthly fees for 2-3 years. Man am I glad that I don't really need an upgrade for quite a while to come.
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#5523124 Posted on: 02/26/2018 12:17 PM
What a scam. Sell something that's worth $100 for $1000 and then abandon it only a couple years later.
People have too much money these days.
Though i don't disagree that phones are too expensive, your notion of "worth $100" is pure and utter nonsense, and hopefully is just exaggerating, or you have no idea how much flagship phones cost to manufacture, let alone R&D.
What a scam. Sell something that's worth $100 for $1000 and then abandon it only a couple years later.
People have too much money these days.
Though i don't disagree that phones are too expensive, your notion of "worth $100" is pure and utter nonsense, and hopefully is just exaggerating, or you have no idea how much flagship phones cost to manufacture, let alone R&D.
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And cat videos got even more advanced ha ha.
Bit pricey though but it's a new phone so not too unexpected, now I wonder what this little gimmick will be featured in...as if everyone isn't already fully aware of that already. :p
(Well it worked for Blu-Ray over HD-DVD didn't it and it's one way to gain market dominance I suppose.
Eh it's probably a good phone in general also outside of making funny animal movies (Or other home recordings.) in slow motion for those who can reliably afford to upgrade their phone every year.
(Hope they have some good cloud storage security. Hah.)
EDIT: Though general slow motion videos can be pretty amazing whether it's water ripples or some person taking out his frustrations on a random piece of hardware in full auto high caliber rage.