Samsung’s Chief of Mobile, DJ Koh has confirmed during a Press conference at the ongoing Consumer Electronics show that its much awaited flagship phone, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be announced at the Mobile World Congress.

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry and it features prominent executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers etc. representing different brands all over the world.

There were initial reports which suggested that the new Galaxy series could be showcased at the 2018 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) but it is now confirmed that the flagship series will be announced at the MWC 2018 which will take place in February in Barcelona.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Box
As expected, several leaks and even actual pictures of the Galaxy S9’s retails box have surfaces showing design, specifications and variations based on memory capacity.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 will spot 4GB RAM and will be available in two variants based on the internal storage — 64GB and 128GB. On the other hand, the Galaxy S9 Plus will come with 6GB RAM and will have four storage variants — 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The 512GB variant will however be available only in select regions and in small quantities

Under the hood, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor will power the series in the United States and China while the International version is expected to be powered by the equally powerful Exynos 9810 chip which comes enhanced with better CPU performance and advanced artificial intelligence; both areas Samsung has been working on double time

Both the Galaxy S9 and S9+ are expected to follow in the S8 and S8+’s footsteps in display sizes; 5.5 inches and 6.2 inches respectively. While the S9 will come with a single real or primary camera, the S9+ will come with a dual rear camera setup for added Bokeh effect and better stabilization.