Samsung Galaxy S9 may come with a whopping 90 per cent of screen-to-body ratio: Report
samsung is gearing up to announce the successors of this year's flagship phones aka Galaxy S9 and S9+ in forthcoming year. The South Korean smartphone manufacturer is reportedly preparing to show off these smartphones at CES 2018 and official launch them by March. However, there are no official words on the same. Ahead of the launch, Samsung's Galaxy S9 lineup has been subjected to several leaks and rumours -- some suggests it may come with the same Galaxy S8-like infinity display, while other rumours hint at a much improved camera, hardware and software set-up. However, as the company prepares to unveil the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, there are some reports which claim that these phones will have even slimmer bezels than the Galaxy S8, S8+. Rumour has it that the Galaxy S9 could have a screen-to-body ratio that could touch 90 per cent.
Report of the Galaxy S9's display comes via SamMobile, which says that Samsung is looking to narrow the bezels even further with next year's flagships. The Galaxy S9 could have a near non-existent bottom bezel, while the top bezel will be narrower than that seen on the Galaxy S8. Samsung will still need to keep some bezels on the forehead as it will house the front-facing camera, sensors and earpiece. If the rumour is true, the Galaxy S9 could have a screen-to-body ratio that is nearly 6 per cent more than that of the Galaxy S8+, which was at around 84 per cent.
The latest rumour isn't surprising as major tech giants have been competing to bring smartphones with large edge-to-edge displays in a small form factor. The S9 with a 90 per cent screen-to-body ratio will look to blow away the likes of the iPhone X which comes with an 82 per cent screen-to-body ratio. 2018 will continue the bezel-less trend and companies will bring out smartphones that will chop down bezels even further to approach that truly full-screen design.
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are expected to be teased at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January 2018 before its actual launch in March. Based on the rumours so far, the upcoming flagships will continue to sport Super AMOLED Infinity displays, with the former getting a 5.8-inch panel and the latter getting a 6.2-inch panel. They are expected to be powered by the yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 845 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM for the S9 and 6GB of RAM for the S9+. You can also expect an update to Samsung's iris scanning functionality as the company will look to take on Apple's Face ID feature on the iPhone X.