This year, the culprit is Samsung's Exynos 9810, the ultra-fast chip that ships with all Galaxy S9 and S9 + units outside of the U.S. Samsung's new custom M3 cores inside the phone are clocked extremely high, up to 2.7 GHz when only one of the four performance cores is engaged, and that, according to an
excellent overview by AnandTech, ramps up the voltage (and the heat
output), causing it to churn
through the Galaxy S9's battery like a raccoon
through garbage.
+ Impressive packaging, with a very comprehensive set of accessories + Zen concentric circles separate it from the crowd of generic glass slabs + Ergonomically curved back coupled with chamfered edges all around makes for a very comfortable grip + INTENSE performance +
Excellent camera performance + Display is sharp and vivid enough for most purposes, Splendid app allows for customization + Great audio
output through loudspeaker and also 3.5 mm jack