Samsung - Galaxy S9+ 64GB - Midnight Black (Sprint)

I upgraded from a NOTE 5 which I still loved till this day but after I upgraded to the S9+ and not the NOTE 8 I was a bit skeptical. The S9+ has blown me away. Of course, though Samsung always takes away little great things from previous phones and does away with them with newer more exciting software. Like for instance on the NOTE 5 cameras software, I was able to utilize and download different camera filters or picture frames like my all time favorite "dual camera shot" where it uses both the front and back cameras to add the subject and yourself in a nice picture frame with either a heart, a polaroid, a tiny 4x4, and also the virtual shot where you take a panoramic shot and when you post it, people move around thier phones to see the whole picture you've posted. These older camera software was the best. The VR shot was great too. Samsung..I MISS THESE THINGS! PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! Don't get me wrong, the S9+ is a capable phone with newer camera software and such is good. It's fast as a bolt of lightning. The screen is amazing. The speaker system with Atmos is out of this world I mean why can't Samsung just stop deleting older camera software and just implement them in newer phones? This is so frustrating, although the camera on the S9+ is amazing. It's more professional grade and less "toyish" if you will. To sum up - Although I miss my note 5 and weening myself off it to the S9+ has its ups and downs, I do enjoy the S9+ newer features and stellar performance. I guess i'm moving with the times.

I upgraded from the Galaxy S8 to the S9+. I prefer the smaller version of the phone and still consider it the better version of the 2. I chose the S9+ due to the dual camera and the larger batter and can safely say that I am able to get through an entire day 10-12 hours with 35% battery left. This is a HUGE improvement over the S8 as I was only getting 10-12 hours total. I only have to charge my phone at night. When I know I'm not going home, the quick charge capability allows me to get to 75% with 30-45 mins of charging. The finger print scanner relocation has been one of the best features and I find myself using it more now than before. The Live Photo is amazing and much faster than the S8. The selfies take a few shots to get it right and the 'palm' catcher is a nice feature as it has you looking in the correct position to make sure your eyes are correct in the photo. The sides are slightly raised so you can feel the glass and sides clearly defined. The phone is slippery and I have dropped it several times with out the case, luckily it was on carpet so there are no damages. I use a case consistently since it is a little harder to hold. I did not use a case with my S8. I still give 5 stars even though I wish the S9 had the dual camera because I would have gotten that one just for the size because it is much easier to hold and use with one hand.

After years with Apple, we decided to switch to Android and the Samsung Galaxy 9+ specifically. I have 2 teenage sons and they wanted to switch because most of their friends have them. No biggie. From the short time we've had them, there are some advantages and some disadvantages to the phones, but mostly it's just different approaches to the same features. The screen is beautiful, the pictures it takes are beautiful, and the phone speed is impressive. We don't see much of a difference in data speed, but that could be a Sprint thing and not phone specific. The major negative to me is that it seems much more invasive than Apple. Something I never would have thought for sure. However, out of the box it tries to tie everything together and seems to monitor your usage to where it can recommend things. Not necessarily bad, but I would prefer to opt into all that instead of it making me opt out. It is less restrictive than Apple with apps and accessibility, which was the main selling point to me. So all in all, happy with them, but not a huge difference between Apple and Samsung at this point. Even the price points are too similar to give one the edge over the other.

Before I talk about the phone I must thank Amber for sticking with me for an extremely long upgrade and device swap process. All of the problems we had were with Sprint, not Best Buy or Samsung. Long story, short, I was in the store for about 6 hours. Amber kept her cool while on the phone with the Sprint rep and we finally got it all set. It was actually kinda fun chatting with her and the rest of the employees since I was there so long. OK, the phone... I use my phone for taking photos so that was the main reason I upgraded from the S8. The new camera is stellar! I can't believe some of the pics I've been able to capture. I can't wait to take it on my next trip. I hesitated to go with the Plus but I'm glad I did. It's not that much bigger in my pocket but the larger screen is nice.

Got this for my daughter a few months back as BB was basically giving them away in preps for the S10 arrival. Not complaining. She was and is a huge Apple fan but she quickly warmed to the S9 once her millennial brain figured out the nuance and differences between the two OS's, which took roughly a day. Sad to say It has hit concrete on numerous occasions already but has survived each impact with aplomb. She loves the screen brilliance and clarity, especially in comparison with her old iPod - there's tons of Snapchatting and such going on, and she's deep into the library of Google-issued games and loving it. From an adult perspective, doesn't seem to be much of an improvement over my S8 but that's where we are right now with the incremental improvements to these highly sophisticated pieces of tech. Still has an SD card slot and headphone jack *cough* Apple *cough* so I can't complain. Storage and audio quality matter! Overall, still a great phone and probably pick u another for my son later this year when they're at dumpster-diving prices.

It works alright. A lot of time it loses LTE for no reason and goes into roaming. The bixby button is miserable, but you can turn it off, and then you just have a dead pointless button under your volume down button. Theres a volume warning that pops up any time you try to turn the volume up past 2/3, and despite going through every setting I can find to raise the volume level, it just keeps popping up every time after you restart. And you have to restart it so much because you lose LTE so often, as was mentioned before. The screen curves at the edges, but a lot of apps get cut off in this curve and you will have missing text or cropped images because of it. It takes forever to send texts, or download ab image in text. Ot compressed videos to the point that they are u watchable after messaging them. I'm not really impressed since this is supposed to be the best phone out right now. I got this because I wanted to get away from apple products. I preferred the iPhones to this by a long shot, but it works I guess.

Upgraded from the luvly galaxy S5. Missing some of the easy features I love on my old phone as deleting multiple messages. Stupid bixby side button interfering everytime I take a screen shot or just by accidentally pressing it. Miss having little rotating picture widgets on homescreen. Much larger and heavier. Love the big screen and speaker. More security! So many ways to customize keyboard, apps and always on visuals. Had trouble downloading everything from last phone could'nt update app from SD card. Also the slot is so flimsy. Let's you know if moisture got in charge port until dry. Fast charging. Love blue light filter! Dont like that location stays on but hidden from top so I forget to turn off. Too many buttons to go thru when trying to text a number not in contacts. However accidentally calling someone is not a problem anymore unless u press it twice n the right spot. There are two screens to go thru just to see a quick message before unlocking phone..annoying sometimes but its better security.

This was indeed a Great Upgrade, and a nice Best Buy deal! The July 4th $300 discount made the deal too sweet to hold off. I'd been considering making the switch from my Samsung S7 to the 9, but wanted the screen space of the 9+. My eyes are not getting younger, and I noticed the difference over the smaller screen. The speakers and camera are greatly upgraded from my S7, The biometric fingerprint reader is in a much friendlier location and is instantly accurate...a true plus! It is the most accurate method out there for now, and it is really all that is needed. It is effortless and flows from a natural position of the hand holding the phone. Once the other biometric functions are turned off as unneeded extras, battery life takes a great turn for the better; even though it is more than adequate with them running. Bixby...well, just do yourself a favor and turn that completely OFF. That Bixby button is unneeded and a giant pain! Otherwise, this phone just plain rocks!!