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3.9

34 reviews
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  • Value for Money
    4.1 (11)
  • Ease of Use
    4.6 (10)
  • Battery Life
    4.5 (11)
  • Camera Quality
    4.5 (11)
  • Hardware
    4.6 (10)
  • Software
    4.1 (10)
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John Clark

John ClarkEyre Peninsula, SA

Not a bad phone

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I believe that the phone is quite fair for price. But it seems too be awfully light. Very easy to drop without cover. Will probably be looking at Apple products Next

Purchased in January 2021 for $1,000.00.

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Ted

TedBerwick

  • 2 reviews

Great phone, does the job

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Very happy with this phone. It is fast, plenty of memory to install apps. It is fast and decent camera. No lag - so highly recommend it to anyone. It has all feature that you need and more. Battery is decent, lasts more than a day.

Purchased in January 2021 at Vodafone.



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Swanny

Swanny

  • 6 reviews

Great phone

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Camera is good but could be better at night. The phone display is nice and clear with great brightness settings. Battery has been good until the last month or so it is starting to lose its charge a lot quicker. Haven't had any isdues with using apps, can do everything easily on this phone.

Purchased in March 2021.

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Dunsobarky

DunsobarkySydney, NSW

Fingerprint sensor doesn't work and phone won't support USB connected headsets

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It's fast and has a good enough camera. The screen is good too however...it has some usability flaws
Can't use the fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone, it fails 90% of the time.
The phone app won't use the USB-C port connected headset even though voice recorder, Youtube, music apps etc all can use it perfectly.

Purchased in April 2021.

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MickSamsung

A really useful phone that can do practically everything. Cheap for what it is, and good with battery life.

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Can be used for anything. Fairly cheap, apps run smoothly. Good battery life and works with most additions, such as phone pens and airpods. Fun and useful. Makes a great gift.

Purchased at Optus.

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Robert

RobertMurrumbidgee Region, NSW

It's the best phone I've ever got 5 star for me

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The camera is mad and it's real easy to use utube love it and the quality of the picture is good and apps run real smoothly I use games on this phone and it's mad

Purchased in January 2021 at Make it mine for $2,000.00.

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Mummymoo

MummymooWide Bay-Burnett, QLD

  • 4 reviews

Best phone i own from Samsung

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Been a samsung user for years. I'm in brand repping business and this phone is perfect to use if you dont have DSLR for capturing photos. There is an option where you can blur background photo with some cool effects.

Purchased in September 2021.

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Terrella

Terrella

  • 9 reviews
  • 8 likes

Full of bloatware & spyware that can't be uninstalled

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Purchased in December 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $1,400.00.

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We appreciate your feedback Terella. this has been noted and we will be sure to pass this on internally.

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Cooper

CooperMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 5 reviews

Love it!

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I bought Samsung Galaxy recently and it was fantastic. It's easy to use and i feel very secure with the finger print scanner. I also love the camera quality - very sharp and bright. Don't mind paying a little extra.

Purchased in November 2021.

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Richard

Richard

  • 6 reviews

Awesome!

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Camera's clear, as I love to take lots pictures everytime I take my family out this feature is quite important. The features are simple to use and it looks great too.

Purchased in January 2021.

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M Holden

M HoldenHobart, TAS

  • 14 reviews
  • 2 likes

Last few versions were better

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The camera is amazing on this phone and the close ups are like looking through a microscope. I cannot fault the camera. I do not like the curved screen and find the edge of the screen too easy to accidentally touch and then start other apps. The finger print scanner is not easy to use on the back and I like it on the front better like with the S7. The sounds are good. I can no longer put a different ring tone on for each contact which seems like a step backwards.

Purchased in June 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores.

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Pitpat

PitpatHobart, TAS

  • 63 reviews

I like my new phone

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Purchased in January 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $1,149.00.

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Tammy

Tammy

  • 8 reviews
  • 1 like

I've converted from apple for a better camera

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I'm so happy with the camera on this phone compared to my old apple phone. The processing speed and loading apps is also so much faster. Also so much easier to load photos on and off phone compared to apple. I still love apple TV and wish samsung did a similar thing but I got this phone for a better camera and bigger storage and am absolutely impressed with both.

Date PurchasedNov 2018

No one tells you the price to fix the screen! Horrified!!

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My phone was protected with a case and screen protector. Only 3 weeks old my phone was sadly dropped at hip height and I'm no BFG but smash! With almost tears in my eyes as I did everything to protect it and it still smashed I went to the repair shop! Here the tears let go! I was told by the repairman that the screen protectors dont work well due to curved edges and it will cost me $490 to fix. What the actual fries! NOTHING to do with the repair shops, Price set by samsung! Keep this in mind when purchasing this brand! I am now the owner of a (not a one of a kind at that price )cracked S9!

Date PurchasedDec 2018
Holly

HollySouth Perth

  • 4 reviews
  • 5 likes

Good Camera, decent size

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Bought this for my husband as he is an Android user. Decent size screen, camera takes a really clear shot. Much better than the Samsung 7 model which he upgraded from. Got the blue back on it which looks really good. No issues so far... Purchased protective casing also. Good Phone

Date PurchasedNov 2018
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Ray

RayBrisbane

  • 6 reviews

Good handy phone a bit pricey.

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Everything about this phone is awesome. I've got the plus version. High quality screen with a great screen size. The only problem is the price which I think is a bit high. Otherwise there is no problem with the phone. Fantastic battery life, good speed and very high quality photos.

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peterandjess

peterandjessAU

  • 11 reviews
  • 6 likes

Excellent camera, excellent screen, good storage.

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People have been amazed at the quality of the camera, wondering if I used a mobile phone or a more serious camera. The slo-mo function is also excellent, allowing for some really fun videos of the kids jumping into the pool, fighting with foam swords etc. The form factor is good - a bit screen but not too big to fit in your hands. The dedicated Bixby button is slightly annoying at first, and I haven't used the Bixby function, but you can turn it off so it's not really an issue. The fingerprint scanner is sensibly located on the back of the phone. Overall it's a great phone.

Date PurchasedSep 2018
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Lee3060

Lee3060AU

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Samsung mobiles are the best!!!

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I've owned Samsung Galaxy phones since the S4. There's a reason why they are the most popular, they are simply the best by performance and features in the smallest package.

I'll keep buying these phones if they continue to make them this good.

The only thing I don't like and it's the same with all smart phones is that the screens break so easily.

Date PurchasedJul 2018
hjikshgfdkh

hjikshgfdkhMORRISONS

  • 2 reviews

S9

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S9 screen unconventional, double curved screen Yan value, different light colors. The high-pass 845 CPU is very smooth and the program is open to run quickly. 12 million variable aperture dual camera, 1.5 large aperture, night vision illusion the effect is also very good. The shooting worked well. The screen resolution is high, the color is rich, the display effect is good. The battery is enough to charge once a day. The downside is that some apps are temporarily not equipped for Android 8.0, turn on the flash, part of the optimization is not enough, the phone is sometimes hot and hot, such as when charging music. Summary: Samsung S9 looks very nice, well-equipped, very good product.

Date PurchasedJun 2018
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  • 3 reviews

Galaxy S9

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Originally in the use of the note series, s9+ most attracted me is Bixby, really can use the voice of the assistant, a long and narrow shape, good grip, the photo is very wide, the screen display effect is gorgeous; fingerprint lock more than the old generation of machine sensitivity increased several times, arc screen touch than flat screen more mellow, CPU GPU performance has been very good for me.

Date PurchasedMar 2018
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Robyn

Robynasked

Galaxy S9 256GB

I've just updated to an S9 - is there some way of showing that I have a message or missed a phone call? If I don't hear a message come in there is no indication on the screen like there was on all my other phones - they used to show a small number in the corner of the app on the screen

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Ash
Ash

Check in setting if you have the notifications set on, they might not be, I get all the notifications from missed calls and texts but i also went through all the settings and changed them all to how I like them.

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PhilSamsung

Hi there, thanks for your question!

There are a few ways you can check if you have missed calls, messages or notifications.

Firstly, if you have your Always On feature enabled you will see notification icons below the time.

(Please note if you have Battery Saver on Always On gets disabled as well as the LED indicator on the top left of the screen).

Check Settings > Notifications > Enable 'App Icon Badges' > Click into App Icon Badges and make sure under 'Badge Style' Show with number is enabled.

Then below that there is a 'Show notifications' feature which if you turn on, you can press & hold onto an app, and it'll give you a small notification preview. (Please check through the list of apps in the first page to see if the right apps are enabled).

Check Settings > Display > Enable LED indicator

Hope this helps! And remember, if Battery Saver is turned on, most of your notifications indicators will be disabled to save battery.

Philip
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