Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+: You'll Need to Look Closely to Spot What's New Samsung unveiled its new flagship Galaxy S9 phone Sunday, and I got to take a first look in advance. At one point, I set the Galaxy S9 side by side with last year's Galaxy S8 ... and then couldn't figure out which was which. Get out your magnifying glasses, folks: The Galaxy S9's screen margins are a smidge slimmer at the top and bottom. The fingerprint reader on the back moved an inch toward the middle. The biggest change is that the camera aperture now physically opens and closes. What's obvious is that smartphone tech has hit a plateau. Samsung's theory may be not to mess with success: The Galaxy S8 design (now passed to the Galaxy S9) was revolutionary, beating Apple's iPhone X to the all-screen look by several months. And there's less at stake for Samsung after putting to rest concerns about exploding batteries. SPECIFICATIONS Key SpecsFu...
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