A new Samsung phone with SM-G889F model number has been benchmarked on Geekbench. The smartphone is powered by the Exynos 9810 chipset. It is the very same SoC that fueled the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones last year. While the exact identity of the phone is not known yet, based on some past information it can be speculated that it could be the upcoming Galaxy S9 Active smartphone.

On Geekbench, the SM-G889F smartphone can be seen with Exynos 9810 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. It is preloaded with Android 9 Pie OS. In the single-core test, the handset has recorded a score of 3,130. It has scored 9,050 in the multi-core test. A variant of the same phone with model number SM-G889A was certified by Wi-Fi Alliance in January this year.

In February, popular tipster Roland Quandt had shared a video clip of Samsung SM-G889. He had described the phone as the rugged Galaxy S9. It was speculated that it could be the Galaxy S9 Active smartphone. Contradictory information shared by tipster Ishan Agarwal suggests that it could be a new premium mid-range phone from the company that will arrive as a successor of the Galaxy A8s smartphone. He had also claimed that the phone could be priced between $500 and $600.

Here's the Samsung SM-G889 ultra-rugged high-end phone – the rugged Galaxy S9 you can't have #MWC19 : https://t.co/E0dTFbi8Er

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) February 27, 2019

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There is no fresh information available on the other specs of the alleged Samsung Galaxy S9 Active smartphone. Details that were leaked last year had revealed that it would be arriving with a 5.8-inch display that will offer quad HD+ resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. Unlike the S9 that featured a dual-edge curved display, the S9 Active may come with a flat display surrounded with thick bezels.

The handset may come with an inbuilt storage of 64 GB. It may feature a 12-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual camera setup. The primary sensor may come with f/1.5 – f/2.4 variable aperture. It may come equipped with a 4,000mAh battery.

It would have been ideal if the Galaxy S9 Active had arrived last year since the Galaxy S9 was made official in 2018. Hence, there is possibility that S9 Active may debut with a different moniker.

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A leaked image containing the specs of the upcoming Samsung phone that has a model number of SM-G893 has been leaked. The model number of the Galaxy S7 Active from 2016 was SM-G891 and the model number of Galaxy S8 Active from last year was SM-G892. This indicates that the SM-G893 Samsung phone is the upcoming Galaxy S9 Active.

The leaked image states that the Galaxy S9 Active has a 5.8-inch display that produces QHD+ resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels. The screen resolution suggests that the handset will be offering an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. Like the Galaxy S8 Active, its successor is unlikely to feature a dual edge curved display but will continue to sport Infinity Display design.

The Snapdragon 845 chipset will be powering the Galaxy S9 Active along with 4 GB of RAM. It will feature a native storage of 64 GB. For photography, it will be equipped with a single camera of 12-megapixel that will offer variable aperture to the user. The Galaxy S9 Active is expected to house the same rear camera that is available on the Galaxy S9. Hence, it will allow users to manually adjust the aperture between f/1.5 and f/2.4. For shooting selfies, it will be fitted with an f/1.7 aperture 8-megapixel that is likely to carry support for autofocus. Like its predecessor, the S9 Active is expected to be packed with a massive battery of 4,000mAh capacity.

It is advisable to take the report with the pinch of salt as it is quite easy to create a specs sheet of an upcoming phone and make it appear like a leak. There is no information available on the launch date of the Galaxy S9 Active. Samsung had launched the S8 Active in August last year. Hence, the S9 Active may arrive at the end of Q2 or at the beginning of Q3. Like the predecessor Active models, S9 Active is expected to be exclusively available through AT&T in the U.S.

Since the launch of S9 Active seems to be few months away, the rumor mill is likely to reveal more information on it along with its leaked renders.

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We are not completely sure that we are talking about the Active version of the S9, it might even be a brand new version of the device, but seeing that the only variant of the S series released in the past few years is the Active variant, it is the most reliable hypothesis. The alleged code name of the phone contains an initial letter “a” which is not present in the code names of S9 and S9 Plus. The letter A might stand for Active, while the letter Q after “star” might stand for Qualcomm.

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This means that it is the Samsung Galaxy S9 Active with the Snapdragon 845 SoC, so the one for the U.S. market. Every year Samsung releases an Active version of its main flagship, and probably this year will not be different. But Samsung Galaxy S9 Active might be announced months after the standard version which will be showcased at MWC 2018 (the official event will be held on February 25). Besides this device, the list also shows other upcoming Samsung devices: Galaxy C10, Galaxy C10 Plus, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2018, Galaxy Tab E 2018, Galaxy Tab S4, Galaxy J2 2018, Galaxy J3 Neo, another unknown version of the J3, Galaxy J6, Galaxy J7, another variant of the J7, Galaxy J8 and other unknown code names.

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At the beginning of this year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) smartphone. In the next month, the Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on Feb. 25 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 tech expo to unveil the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones. Like every year, the South Korean company will be launching multiple smartphones this year. XDA Developers has unearthed a list of codenames for the Samsung smartphones that will be releasing this year. through the leaked Android 8.0 Oreo beta build for Galaxy Note 8.

The leaked build has codenames of numerous Samsung devices. Most of those devices are already available in the market. However, following is the list of codenames for 26 upcoming Samsung Galaxy smartphones ant tablets:

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Just as Samsung had released the Galaxy S7 Active in 2016 and Galaxy S8 Active in 2017, it appears that the company may launch the S9 Active phone this year. As it can be seen in the above list, there are some unknown devices. Samsung is rumored to debut a new line of smartphones that will be exclusively made available online. Hence, one of the unidentified devices could be a smartphone from the new series.

Previous reports have revealed that the “crown” codename belongs to the upcoming Galaxy Note 9. The same codename has been also found listed in the leaked Android 8.0 Oreo beta build for Note 8. Samsung China was rumored to debut Galaxy C10 and Galaxy C10 Plus smartphones in the previous year. The C10 series may debut this year with Snapdragon 660 chipset inside. The list contains multiple Galaxy J series phones, but Galaxy J5 (2018) seems to be missing. The unidentified smartphones could include the heavily rumored foldable smartphone from the company.

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