How many here still have their S9+ ?
I still have my gorgeous Purple S9+ I'm very happy with it still.
I still don't see a new one I like yet, no purple ones. So I'm gonna wait one more year.
I went with my wife when she got her new iPhone 12 Pro Max
Comparing phones, the S9+ smokes hers... takes better pics, display, etc.
My 6.2 screen is also bigger than the 12 Pro Max 6.1 screen too.
Plus far better looking phone.
I had an iPhone once and hated it, switched back to Samsung the next year.
In fact I made a post on it right here:
https://androidforums.com/threads/im-baaaaaack-ditched-the-crummy-iphone.1325849/
Nope, gonna wait one more year and it will be an high end Samsung!

 

You know what's funny! My wife's sister and friend both also have the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
They've been bragging it up, but refuse to look at mine... which is a better looking phone by far and even bigger screen.
They've been over the house many times since I got this phone and they still won't look at my phone. LOL
Reason I say this, when I had my first and only iPhone 8+ whenever they came over they would grab my phone and say their newer iPhone is much better, bla, bla, bla. I got real tired of that.
Ain't Jealousy a terrible thing!

 

Hey Mike, I remember you well when I hung out on this forum a couple years ago, before I bought that "loser" iPhone!

 

I would think it would be the opposite for China as they make the iPhones there and Samsung is made in S. Korea.

 

I've been pretty happy with my purple S9+, it has been great and so far I'm not seeing one that looks as nice in purple or maroon. like you see in my pics. If it don't look like I want, (especially for a $1,000+ phone) I don't want it. Would you buy a car or boat in a color or design you don't want? I didn't think so. I'm not worried about performance as most all high end ones are great. Next year I'm planning to get a new one as long as they have a maroon or purple one. I'll be looking at the Note and fold ones as well. Meanwhile I'm very happy with my S9+
The attached pic shows my mint maroon Samsung Blackjack II that I still have and still works. I have all papers & box.


To me, this is the finest looking one they ever made. My sister in law and hubby have iPhones and begged me to give this one to them. NOT FOR SALE! They don't make them like this any more, mostly bland grey, silver, maybe blue etc. My purple one comes close.
I also like the Maroon Slll, the one on the left. I still have this also in mint shape, still works. One on the right is my wifes phone, the SlV was next after the Slll and the start of the bland colors.


Oh yes, camera is very important to me as I'm a wildlife/nature/mountain/lakes photographer. My state, WA Forest Service buys a lot of my photos... check out my website, and you'll know I'm serious:
https://moskovita-photography.com/

 

I don't recall that I did. Been a few years though. The only bad phone that I did not like was the iPhone 8+

 

Well, it's been over a year and I broke down finally and got a new Galaxy S21+ 5G as I wanted a bigger screen for GPS purposes. I was expecting more, but outside of the bigger screen, I liked my former S9+ better.

Some reasons:
1. Can't add more memory
2. S9+ is a better looking phone
3. Stuck with the finger print circle that shows (faintly) on all screens, messages, photos, home screen etc. This one really pisses me off and I'm told that ALL android phones have this. If I don't use a screen protector, it doesn't show... but I must have a screen protector on there. Since I make a living with wildlife/nature/landscapes etc customers can see that circle in the pic, almost ruins it.
4. No more LED light??? I depended on this blinking light that stayed on until I looked that the text mail. This is a biggie with me.
5, Having issues with my text message showing popups such as "Message saved as a draft" that won't go away while texting AND stays on even if I go to another page like home page, gallery etc. What the heck is this???

There is more, but I'm trying to iron out the bugs so far. I've only had this phone two days now and not liking it.

 

Okay, I've had the phone a couple weeks now and like it much better now that I've ironed out some of the bugs and getting use to it. I fixed #3 with a different Screen Protector: Invisible Shield / Glass fusion visionguard+ by ZAGG
Also fixed #5 Settings/Accessibility/Advanced settings/Time to take action -> Default which is a few seconds before the popup goes away. Problem solved. It was set on 2 minutes, but stayed on much longer than that, like 5-10 minutes.

This is a great looking phone, but still think the S9+ is a better looking phone, especially the way the screen wraps around the sides and the deeper purple color on the back. The blackjack II is the best looking one I've ever seen... it can be seen on my post... a few post above this one.