Samsung Galaxy S9: UK price and release date
The Samsung Galaxy S8 was pretty expensive when it was released, even for a flagship phone: at £689, it was bordering on iPhone territory. But if you’re hoping the S9 will be cheaper, you’re probably going to be disappointed. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has been a huge success at the current price point, so Samsung has no reason to reduce the price of the S9. What’s more, it’s very unusual to see a manufacturer reduce the price of a new handset – usually, the RRP just goes upwards with each new release.
Samsung generally releases its phones at MWC or at its own dedicated events later in the year. If Samsung is planning to unveil the Samsung S9 at Mobile World Congress or MWC, we should see this in February 2018. If Samsung decides to do what it did earlier this year, however, and release the S9 at its own event, expect to see it in March or April of 2018. Judging by the release date of the S8, the latter seems most likely.
Samsung Galaxy S9: Specs
Given the Samsung Galaxy S8 is still pretty new, it's unsurprising that there isn't too much to go on the Samsung Galaxy S9. The Investor reckons that it's going to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, but given that doesn't exist yet, it's not much to go on – except that it will presumably be faster and more power efficient than the Snapdragon 835 that powers the S8 in the US.
