Smart just teased their new GigaX plans with several smartphones yesterday and now they teased the new Galaxy S9 & S9 Plus pricing. To point, this is the fastest release of pricing for a new Galaxy S phone in history.
Plan starts at Plan 599 all the way to Plan 1999 with data allocations of 2.5GB to 7GB for open-data browsing. It also has a separated bucket of 10GB for video-based streaming apps like Youtube, iFlix, Fox+ and iWantTV.
The optimal plans starts are Plan 999 with Unlimited All-Net Texts and determined number of call minutes. Plus, it now features data roll-over for next month carryover of any unused data.
Galaxy S9 GigaX Recommended Plans
| GigaX Plan 1499 (24 months) | ||
| Galaxy S9 64GB | Galaxy S9+ 128GB | |
| Monthly Fee | Php1,000 | Php1,400 |
| Open Data | 5GB | 5GB |
| Video Access Data | 10GB | 10GB |
| All Net Text | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| All Net Calls | 60mins | 60mins |
| Data Rollover | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly Fee | Php2,499 | Php2,899 |
| Total Plan Cost | Php59,976 | Php69,576 |
| Phone SRP | Php45,990 | Php55,990 |
| Postpaid Add-On Cost | Php13,986 | Php13,586 |
The Galaxy S9 and S9+ is a new generation smartphone by Samsung by introducing a powerful camera with its own processing chip for 4x faster response rate and outstanding f/1.5 aperture.
Samsung is also in partnership with Disney for a new level of augmented reality by using the famous characters like Mickey Mouse, The Incredibles and more.
Samsung Galaxy S9 specs
- Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core processor – Philippines
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor – Global / US
- ARM Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 5.8-inch WQHD Super AMOLED display, 2960 x 1440 resolution
- Dual curved edge display
- 64GB Storage ROM with expandable storage, via microSD
- 12-megapixel rear camera
- f/1.5 and f/2.4 variable aperture
- Dual Pixel
- OIS
- 960FPS Super Slo-Mo video
- 8-megapixel front camera
- f/1.7 aperture
- AF with Bixby AR
- Dual SIM / Hybrid MicroSD Card
- 3G, 4G, LTE
- Security
- Rear Fingerprint scanner
- Iris scanner facial recognition
- Heartbeat sensor
- IP68 certification, USB Type-C port
- 3000mAh battery with fast charging
- Interface
- Android 8.0 Oreo (TouchWiz UI)
- Bixby AI
- 3D Augmented Reality Emojis
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus specs
- Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core processor – Philippines
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor – Global / US
- ARM Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
- 6GB RAM
- 128GB Storage ROM
- 6.2-inch WQHD Super AMOLED display, 2960 x 1440 resolution
- Dual curved edge display
- up to 256GB expandable storage, via microSD
- 12-megapixel rear camera + 12-megapixel secondary camera with 2x Optical Zoom f/2.4 aperture
- f/1.5 and f/2.4 variable aperture
- Dual Pixel
- OIS
- 960FPS Super Slo-Mo video
- 8-megapixel front camera
- f/1.7 aperture
- AF with Bixby AR
- Dual SIM Hybrid Slot
- 3G, LTE
- Security
- Rear Fingerprint scanner
- Iris scanner facial recognition
- Heartbeat sensor
- Security
- IP68 certification, USB Type-C port
- 3500mAh battery with fast charging
- Interface
- Android 8.0 Oreo (TouchWiz UI)
- Bixby AI
- 3D Augmented Reality Emojis
Full information will be released by Smart later in the day including the interest page for pre-orders. You can also check out more info about the Galaxy S9 here.
