Samsung has decided against asymmetrically trimming the fat off the Galaxy S9‘s front-facing bezels, according to reliable Weibo tipster Ice Universe.
The handset will instead feature the same symmetrical design as the Galaxy S8, with a black bar occupying both the top and bottommost section of the Infinity Display.
Disappointed, the S9 on the left did not pass the test and was killed, on the right is the real S9, which is almost the same as S8. pic.twitter.com/rrREFRKuq6
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 14, 2017
There are some notable differences between the units, however.
Samsung has reportedly moved the fingerprint sensor to a more convenient location on the Galaxy S9 and introduced a dual-camera on the larger Galaxy S9 Plus.
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are expected to be near-identical under the hood, packing an Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 processor and at least 4GB of RAM.
They are also widely rumoured to ship running Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with the latest version of Samsung’s Experience – formerly known as TouchWiz – user interface.
Evan Blass, another esteemed tipster, says that Samsung is preparing to preview the Galaxy S9 at CES in January – and will launch it at a dedicated event in March.
Related: CES 2018 Preview
Nothing’s confirmed, though and Samsung recently said a CES sneak-peak is “unlikely.”
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