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Galaxy S9 release date, price and specs: Samsung spills S9's camera specs on own website
THE GALAXY S9 is just a month away from becoming official, with Samsung having confirmed that its 2018 flagship will see a launch at MWC in February. It's unlikely the impending unveiling will have many surprises in store, though, as we already know a hell of a lot about the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, courtesy of the online rumour mill. We've rounded up everything we know about the handset so far below. Specs - 5.8in / 6.2in QHD+ Super AMOLED curved display (570ppi / 529ppi) - Android 8.0 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (US) / Samsung Exynos (UK) - 4GB RAM / 6GB RAM - 64GB/128GB / 64GB/128GB/256GB storage - Cat 18 LTE support (1.2Gbps download speeds) - Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner - 12MP Dual Pixel camera with OIS (f/1.5, f/2.4) / Vertical dual rear-facing camera - Bixby AI assistant with dedicated button - USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack - Wireless charging support - IP68 water and dust resistance - Built-in FM radio - Updated DeX docking station Release date Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will launch at MWC in February. According to a leak via Evleaks (below), this launch will take place on 26 February, with pre-orders to begin just days later on 1 March. Samsung will reportedly start shipping the S9 two weeks later on 16 March. Price There's no word yet on pricing for the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. If anything like the S8, expect handsets to fetch around £689 and £779 SIM-free. Latest news 23/1/18: 23/1/18: It looks like Samsung may have spilled details about the Galaxy S9's camera specs on its own website. The info, spotted by NDTV, talks up the firm's new ISOCELL sensors, which likely will debut on the S9 and S9+. The 3-stack fast readout sensor will allow cameras to record video in Full HD resolution at a whopping 480 frames per second, which means that super-slow-mo will also be supported at a high-resolution. The sensor also boasts a feature called Super PD, which Samsung hints will give smartphones faster autofocus speeds for its cameras. Elsewhere on Samsung's website, it details three other sensors: ISOCELL Bright, Dual and Slim, but it's unclear which will debut on Samsung's incoming flagship duo. 22/1/18: South Korea's ET News has learnt some more details about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S9 and has revealed that it'll be the first smartphone to use 'Y-OCTA' display technology. This next-gen screen tech allows Samsung to place the touch sensor directly on the OLED layer, enabling the firm to trim back on both thickness and weight. The Galaxy S9 will also utilise SLP (Substrate Like PCB) mainboards, a circuit miniaturisation technique first seen on the iPhone X, enabling Samsung to free up more space inside the handset. Finally, the report claims that the Galaxy S9 will pack a 12MP camera with an f/1.5 'variable aperture' lens, while the S9+ will feature dual 12MP cameras comprising of f/1.5 and f/2.4 lenses. 18/1/18: Samsung's much-hyped Neural Processing Units (NPU), which will bring more advanced AI features to its smartphone lineup by enabling a device to analyse, process and store data without using the cloud, could make its debut next month inside the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. That's according to a report at the Korea Herald, which claims that Samsung will likely show off some of its NPU's capabilities at MWC next month. It adds that a fully-fledged version of the AI chipset likely will debut in the second half of 2018, hinting that it could make its first proper appearance alongside the Galaxy Note 9. According to the Korea Herald's sources, Samsung's AI chip - although still in its early stages - has "reached the technological levels" of those currently offered by Apple and Huawei, and likely will surpass those of its rivals as the year goes on. 17/1/18: Brazilian telecommunications regulator Anatel has let slip that the Samsung Galaxy S9 will feature an identical battery to the Galaxy S8, at 3,500mAh. However, with the S9 and S9+ set to utilize new processors that are more efficient, it's expected that users will see an improvement in the battery life department. 16/1/18: Serial tipster Evleaks has revealed the release schedule for the Galaxy S9, having been tipped off by an exec at a major casemaker. The smartphone will launch at MWC on 26 February, according to the leak, with pre-orders to begin just days later on 1 March. Shipping will allegedly kick off two weeks later on 16 March. 
When will Apple release its follow-up to the iPhone 8 and X? We round up all the rumours about the release date, new features, UK price and tech specs of the 2018 iPhone - which may be called iPhone 11, XI or X Plus.Apple launched the iphone 8, iphone 8 plus and iphone x in September and November 2017, but we're already looking ahead to the 2018 iPhone updates. In this article we round up the early rumours about the new iPhones expected to launch in autumn next year, whether they're called iPhone 9, iPhone 11, iPhone XI, iPhone X Plus or just plain iPhone.
iPhone 2018 release dateWe expect the successor to the iPhones 8 and X to be unveiled in September 2018. This would be exactly a year after the iPhone 8 launched, and is in line with Apple's usual habit of launching a new flagship iPhone in September. However, in 2017 the company didn't launch all of its new iPhones at the same time. The launch of the iPhone X came one month after the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Whether this was due to delays or intentional isn't completely clear. Apple may have benefitted from pent up demand for the iPhone X, and it may have sold more iPhone 8 handsets than it would have if the iPhone X had been available sooner. More likely Apple struggled with component availability and manufacturing issues. We don't expect that there will be a staggered launch for the new iPhone in 2018, though. (Other than a new iPhone SE 2, which we expect to see in the spring of 2018). KGI Securities' analyst Ming-Chi Kuo doesn't think Apple will miss the September launch date in 2018. Kuo believes Apple's focus in 2018 will be to ensure that all the new models are ready to meet the same shipping date. "Achieving stable shipments and on-time shipping," he said in a research note to clients. What new iPhones will Apple launch in 2018?We don't know for sure how many new iPhones Apple will be launching in 2018, but our suspicion is that three will be announced in the autumn. (The iPhone SE 2 may appear in spring.) Nikkei, citing "a source privy to the company's product designs", says we should expect two new OLED models, in 6.3in and 5.8in sizes, and an LCD phone measuring 6.1in. KGI Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo also expects that three new models will launch in the autumn, and that these will have the same all-screen design with the now familiar notch, as illustrated here. 
PriceThe iPhone X was positioned by Apple as a premium iPhone with a premium price - starting at £999/$999, while the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were priced at £699/$699 and £799/$799 accordingly. software issuesA "text bomb" has been discovered which can crash iPhones just by being sent to a victim's device.
Software developer Abraham Masri discovered the bug and said he released it to get Apple's attention after his reports and warning to the company went unheeded. The "text bomb" code is so toxic for iPhones that devices which were sent a link to the code would also crash - even if they didn't actually click the link. Mr Masri has since unpublished the code, which has been called ChaiOS - a pun between the word "chaos" and iOS, Apple's mobile operating system. As Mr Masri's code has been removed from GitHub, a developers' website, people are no longer able to send malicious texts linking to it. "I'm not going to re-upload it. I made my point. Apple needs to take such bugs more seriously.," he wrote.Apple did not immediately respond to Sky News' enquiries. 
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1. Much, much fasterIf you’re thinking of buying the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X, know that the A11 Bionic chip inside blows away anything from the Android camp. Not only did this processor pace Apple’s flagship to huge wins in synthetic benchmarks such as Geekbench 4 and 3DMark; it also ran circles around the likes of the Galaxy Note 8 and the Pixel 2 XL when doing things like editing 4K video and opening large files.
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