Galaxy S9 Chinese certification reveals same old fast charging support

Last updated: January 29th, 2018 at 13:xv UTC+01:00

The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ went through the FCC'south certification process much before than expected, but it looks like it'due south business equally usual for 3C, one of China'due south certification government. The dual SIM S9 and S9+ have been spotted on the 3C database with model numbers SM-G9600/DS, SM-G9608/DS, and SM-G9605/DS. The first two are the Galaxy S9 variants for China and Taiwan respectively, while the terminal one is the S9+ for China.

Milky way S9 will have same fast charging support as current Samsung phones

Dissimilar the FCC, 3C has revealed 1 minor yet notable spec: The Galaxy S9 and S9+ will have support for standard 5V/2A charging and 9V/1.67A (15W) fast charging. If those values expect similar, information technology'due south because they are the same as those supported by all of Samsung'due south current devices with fast charging support. Non a bad thing per se, as Quick Charge 2.0 (or Fast Accuse, as Samsung calls its own implementation) is quick, dependable, and widely supported. Only information technology might disappoint those who have been waiting for the company to implement faster charging on its devices, as some Android manufacturers accept in contempo years.

If recent rumors and leaks are to be believed, the battery capacities on the S9 and S9+ may be the same as their predecessors: three,000 mAh and 3,500 mAh respectively. Whether battery life gets a heave thanks to the more efficient Snapdragon 845 and Exynos 9810 remains to be seen. If it does, the gains over the S8 and S8+ are likely to be minimal, especially one time the 2017 flagships are updated to Android 8.0 Oreo.

The Milky way S9 and Milky way S9+ will be launched at the Mobile Globe Congress in Barcelona adjacent calendar month, and sales are rumored to embark in slightly over two weeks after the phones become official.