Apparently, the first batch of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 will all be used on Samsung Galaxy S9, with
other flagship phones set to be unveiled in Q1 2018 to settle for the second and subsequent batches.
Not exact matches
Prior Google
phones have been lackluster in the camera department, in particular up until the Nexus 6P, and usually behind the curve that
other flagships set.
That feature alone
sets the S9 apart from
other premium
flagships, as
phones from Google, Apple and HTC have all eliminated the headphone jack.
While many had already made up their minds about buying any of these
phones, there is still a large premium
phone buyers in the country who have
set their eyes on
other flagships like Apple's iPhone 8, Google Pixel 2, Samsung's next Note - series
phone and even the next big Nokia
flagship.
The key thing that
sets the sensor apart from
other devices is that you can unlock your
phone by tapping the sensor and you don't need to press a button to wake the device like on
other flagship devices.
Apple's differentiating factor has always been features that
set its
phones apart from
other flagships such as 3D Touch for iPhone 7.