Samsung has finally launched the much-awaited Galaxy S9 and S9+ in India. The smartphones had all the attention during the MWC 2018. Now the smartphones have finally made their way to India with sales starting from March 16. Though we already know everything about the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, what we waited for was the Samsung India's pricing for these devices.
Specifications
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are powered by the Exynos 9810 SoC coupled with the Mali-G72 MP18 GPU. The Galaxy S9 sports a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display while the S9+ features a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display. Both the smartphones have displays with a resolution of 1440x2960 pixels and an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The Galaxy S9 packs in 4GB of RAM while the S9+ comes with 6GB of RAM. Both the smartphones are available in 64GB and 256GB storage variants. Storage on both the devices is expandable up to 400GB using a microSD card.
Under the hood, there is a 3,000mAh battery on the Galaxy S9 whereas the Galaxy S9+ is backed by a 3,500mAh battery. Both the smartphones run on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.
Price, Availability and Offers
The 64GB variants of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are priced at Rs. 57,900 and Rs. 64,900 respectively. Interestingly, the 64GB variants of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ were also launched at the same price. The higher end 256GB variants of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ come with a price tag of Rs. 65,900 and 72,900 respectively.
Both the new smartphones are available in Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Lilac Purple colour variants. Interested buyers can purchase the smartphones via offline retail outlets as well as via the e-commerce website Flipkart. Both the smartphones will be available starting March 16.
As far as the launch offers are concerned, the Galaxy S9 buyers can enjoy a cashback of Rs. 6,000 if they pay using HDFC credit cards. If you do not have an HDFC card, you can still use PayTM to pay for your new Galaxy S9 in order to get the Rs. 6,000 cashback. Additionally, users can get Rs. 6,000 off by exchanging their old Samsung S-series smartphone.
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Samsung has also partnered up with Airtel, Vodafone and Jio for some amazing launch offers. Airtel users can grab the Galaxy S9 for as low as Rs. 9,990 with postpaid plans for Rs. 2,499 per month. With Reliance Jio, customers can use the special annual plan of Rs 4,999 with the new smartphones for data benefits. Vodafone, on the other hand, offers free Netflix subscription for one year to Galaxy S9 buyers.
