Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ launched in India: Price, specs and more

New Delhi: The much-awaited Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+,  unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 last month, was launched in India on Tuesday.

The 64GB variant of the Galaxy S9 has been priced at Rs 57,900 while the 256GB variant will come at Rs 65,900. The Galaxy S9+ with 64GB storage has been priced at Rs 64,900 and 256GB variant will be priced at Rs 72,900.

Customers can also get a cashback of Rs 6,000 on Paytm mall and HDFC Bank cards. Samsung is also offering 22,500 off on exchange and an additional exchange value of Rs 6,000 on selected models.

Pre-bookings for the Samsung flagship devices began in the country on February 26. Sales of the phones will begin from March 16.

Pre-booking for the 64GB variant of Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ -- available in black, blue and purple colours -- was done for an advance payment of Rs 2,000. The 256GB variant of both the devices will be available only in black.

In terms of specifications, Galaxy S9 and S9+ are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor.

The S9 houses 4GB RAM whereas the S9+ has 6GB RAM. The S9 comes with 3,000mAh battery while the S9+ houses 3,500mAh battery.

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ cameras have a "Super Speed Dual Pixel" sensor with dedicated processing power and memory to take high-quality pictures.

Samsung's "Dual Aperture" (F1.5 / F2.4) -- the world's first such feature in any smartphone -- automatically lets in more light when it's dark and less light when it's too bright, taking photos that are crisp and clear.

The "Super Slow-mo" video captures 960 frames per second. The "Slow-mo" videos can also be turned into GIFs.

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ also offer automatic "Motion Detection", a feature that detects movement in the frame and automatically begins to record -- all users have to do is set up the shot.

The devices support expandable memory of up to 400GB with a Micro-SD Card.