WEBVTT - Samsung Galaxy S9 Reviews Are In

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<v Speaker 1>The Samsung Galaxy S nine. Reviews are in Amrich, jamiro

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<v Speaker 1>and this is Rich on Tech Daily. Well, the embargo

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<v Speaker 1>is lifted and tech journalists around the world are publishing

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<v Speaker 1>their reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S nine. Now. I've

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<v Speaker 1>had my review unit for about a week or so,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll tell you it's a solid Android device, if

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<v Speaker 1>not the best Android device we've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 2>With the exception of the Google Pixel two, I still.

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<v Speaker 1>Think overall that's going to be a better device, but

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<v Speaker 1>not the right device for most people. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>device that I think most people are going to purchase

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<v Speaker 1>and be very happy with. I still think the Google

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<v Speaker 1>Pixel two, though, takes better pictures, although the camera does

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<v Speaker 1>launch faster on the S nine. Otherwise, you get a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more with Samsung, which is why I recommend it

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<v Speaker 1>to more people. You get a much easier to hold

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<v Speaker 1>form factor, a better looking screen, wireless charging, a memory

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<v Speaker 1>card slot. There's just a lot more you can do

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<v Speaker 1>with this phone out of the box. You just might

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<v Speaker 1>not have the latest software updates like you get on

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<v Speaker 1>the Pixel. So now you've heard what I have to say.

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<v Speaker 1>What are other reviewers saying? Well, the verge is saying

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<v Speaker 1>that in their experience, the S nine takes great pictures

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<v Speaker 1>in low light, but they aren't necessarily better than what

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<v Speaker 1>the Google Pixel two or even the iPhone ten can

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<v Speaker 1>capture most of the time.

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<v Speaker 2>They also say that.

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<v Speaker 1>The images have a specific Samsung look to them, which

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. It's kind of warmer, very saturated, and imperfections

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<v Speaker 1>like kind of details are smoothed out, which I've noticed

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<v Speaker 1>a lot on the Samsung n Gadget says the S

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<v Speaker 1>nine is not a major improvement over last generation, while

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<v Speaker 1>Gizmoto says the S nine has way better performance, battery life,

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<v Speaker 1>and low light photos, but the AR emojis are not

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<v Speaker 1>what they're cracked up to be. I don't think anyone's

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<v Speaker 1>buying this phone for those AR emojis, but they are

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<v Speaker 1>kind of fun to play with. USA Today says pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to the price because it's not the same everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a big disparity between the price on these phones

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<v Speaker 1>and basically what I've seen. It seems like the best

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<v Speaker 1>deal is direct from Samsung itself if you have a

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<v Speaker 1>trade in. But they can say the S nine ranges

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<v Speaker 1>between seven hundred and twenty dollars and eight hundred dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>and the S nine plus ranges between eight hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>forty dollars and nine hundred and thirty dollars. So with

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<v Speaker 1>this device, if you are purchasing it, it probably does

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<v Speaker 1>you good to compare your carrier to Best Buy, to

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<v Speaker 1>some other stores, and also to Samsung Direct before you purchase,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's not like the iPhone where it's pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>the same price everywhere. Android Police calls the S nine boring,

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<v Speaker 1>but they say that's okay. They also note that the

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<v Speaker 1>S nine seems fragile, which I would agree with. It's

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<v Speaker 1>also really thin on the side, so it is kind

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<v Speaker 1>of tough to hold, and they say that the front

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<v Speaker 1>facing camera is pretty meh, which I agree with.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the front facing camera Samsung.

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<v Speaker 1>Made a big deal out of how they improved it

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<v Speaker 1>with the S eight, seems like we have pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>the same camera here on the S nine with the

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<v Speaker 1>front facing and I don't really like it. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it looks very clear, I don't think it focuses

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<v Speaker 1>very well, and you definitely don't get a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>detail in your face. I think what some people may like,

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<v Speaker 1>what I love about it is the wide angle you

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<v Speaker 1>get When you take a selfie on the iPhone, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a very close up selfie, whereas with the Samsung and

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<v Speaker 1>other Androids of the world, you can fit many more

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<v Speaker 1>people into your selfie without holding your hand out. So far,

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<v Speaker 1>that's why we see a lot more people with iPhones

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<v Speaker 1>using selfie sticks because they want to get that wider angle.

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<v Speaker 1>Wall Street Journal says, once again, Samsung sets the bar

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<v Speaker 1>for a smartphone design, but once again it's software can't

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<v Speaker 1>keep up. So in my experience, the software on the

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<v Speaker 1>S nine and the essay, it's gotten a lot better.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I still see some lags here and there,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think that overall, I don't think the average

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<v Speaker 1>person's really going to say, oh my gosh, this software

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<v Speaker 1>is holding me back. I think a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>reviewers when they look at these things, they're comparing them

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<v Speaker 1>against the Pixel, which has Google's pure software. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to have Google's pure software.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's kind of limited in what it does.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to add almost every feature in manually, which

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<v Speaker 1>the average person buying a phone doesn't really want to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So I kind of disagree with that the software can't

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<v Speaker 1>keep up. I think that the software is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be just fine for most people on the S nine.

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<v Speaker 1>One thing everyone agrees on the fingerprint reader on the

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<v Speaker 1>S nine is in the right place.

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<v Speaker 2>It's easy to get to, it's easy to reach with

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<v Speaker 2>your finger.

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<v Speaker 1>It's now underneath the camera lens instead of next to it,

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<v Speaker 1>and that.

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<v Speaker 2>Is a huge, huge, huge, huge.

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<v Speaker 1>Improvement on the S nine. And everyone agrees that the

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<v Speaker 1>camera is improved. But is it the best, best best

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<v Speaker 1>out there?

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<v Speaker 2>No. If I had to say, I'd probably say the.

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<v Speaker 1>Best three cameras out there are the Pixel, the iPhone ten,

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<v Speaker 1>and the S nine.

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<v Speaker 2>But they all have their strengths and weaknesses. So there

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<v Speaker 2>you have it.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to see some pictures that I took

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<v Speaker 1>with the S nine compared against the Pixel and also

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<v Speaker 1>the iPhone, go to my website.

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<v Speaker 2>It's rich on tech dot T. Thanks so much for listening.

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