Samsung SM-G8850 is a 5.8-inch Galaxy S9 with dual cameras, 6GB RAM for China

Last updated: April 12th, 2018 at 11:23 UTC+01:00

While we were arguing over why Samsung didn't offer 6GB of RAM and dual rear cameras on the regular Galaxy S9, the company was busy finding ways how information technology could do that specifically for the Chinese market. The Samsung SM-G8850, which was spotted earlier on the TENAA website, has now been listed in total by the certification authority, along with images of the telephone. This isn't the Galaxy S9 mini equally nosotros had speculated, but a new variant of the regular Galaxy S9. It seems Samsung is going for an iPhone-like design to concenter consumers, with the SM-G8850 sporting a rear camera setup similar the ane seen on the iPhone X. Is this how the Korean giant is planning to get back into the game in China? It certainly looks like it.

Galaxy S9 with a flat display for China?

The SM-G8850's 5.8-inch display is missing curved edges, the curves at the back of the phone are very minor, and the fingerprint sensor is shaped different from Samsung's usual implementation as well — is it possible that these changes are what immune the company to observe infinite for the dual camera? Of course, the more likely caption is that Samsung knows it has to offer its best if it intends to survive in China, but the problem here is that the regular Galaxy S9 is already available in the country. Information technology'due south possible the SM-G8850 would be exclusive to i of Red china'due south major carriers, though there's no mode to be certain until the phone goes official or nosotros get more information ahead of its launch.

Other specs of the SM-G8850 include an octa-core processor clocked at 2.eight GHz (and then a slightly overclocked Exynos 9810), a 3,000 mAh battery, Android 8.0, an 8-megapixel forepart camera, and 12MP+12MP cameras at the back. Yes, pretty much what you come across on the Galaxy S9 and Milky way S9+, just this time inside a body that looks more similar the iPhone. And if we look at the Galaxy C series of phones, aiming for an iPhone-like design isn't entirely new for Samsung. If that's what helps them sell more than smartphones in the country, that'south great, only it seems similar a slap in the face for consumers who had to settle for the less exciting five.8-inch Galaxy S9 outside China.