Galaxy S9 hands-on—Samsung fixes the biggest flaw of the Galaxy S8

Ron Amadeo

NEW YORK-Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 to the world this week, and recently we were able to get our hot little hands on Samsung's latest. The phone is very much a Galaxy S8 with some upgrades; you can get the basic info here.

The thing I was most interested in trying out was the fingerprint reader placement, which is new this year. When Samsung switched to a slim bezel design with the Galaxy S8, the fingerprint reader needed to move to the back. Rather than place it in an easily reachable position, Samsung opted to stick it on the side of the camera module. As a result, the fingerprint reader was difficult to reach from a normal hand position, making the fingerprint reader feel like an afterthought.

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