The legendary Galaxy S9 series has finally hit the end of the road with regards to software updates and Samsung has removed it from the support list, meaning the series will not be getting updated any further.
Both the Galaxy S9 and S9+ currently run Android 10 based on One UI 2.5, which while is quite dated version-wise, is fairly up to date in terms of security, since Samsung has been rolling out security updates for both of the devices for around three years now.
The company recently increased software support to some of its newer devices to an industry-leading 5 years, but sadly, the Galaxy S9 series will not be benefitting from it.
Thankfully, the duo has a fairly active custom ROM development scene, so if the dated software is a point of bother and you’re unwilling to switch over to a newer device, then installing an Android 12-based ROM should freshen up the devices.
As with nearly every Galaxy S series flagship phone, the S9 series comes in two regional variants — one with the Snapdragon 845 and the other with the Exynos 9810. The former is limited to the US, Latin America, and China while the rest of the world gets the latter.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 packs a 5.8-inch curved screen while the S9+ uses a larger 6.2-inch panel with a higher resolution. In terms of cameras, the S9 comes with a single 12MP rear camera while the S9+ comes with a dual-camera setup comprising 12MP primary and 12MP telephoto units.
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