Samsung Galaxy S9 to debut on Feb 25

IANS  |  Seoul 

will unveil its latest flagship -- Galaxy S9 -- on February 25 in Barcelona, the media reported.

The will be launched at an event called "Unpacked" which will take place a day before Mobile (MWC) 2018 kicks off.

"We knew was saving the reveal of its next flagship for the MWC conference in which officially runs from February 26 to March 1," The Vague reported on Thursday.

The South Korean has also posted a short teaser video on which focuses on the upcoming device's camera.

Following the company's tradition of launching two Galaxy S series flagships together, Galaxy S9 is expected to launch alongside a slightly larger model -- Galaxy S9+.

The are expected to look very similar to their immensely successful predecessors, the S8 and S8+ which came out in 2017.

A noticeable design change will be a redesign of the fingerprint scanner which was awkwardly positioned on Galaxy S8.

is reportedly shifting it to a more central position on the smartphone's rear side, which should make it easier to access.

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First Published: Fri, January 26 2018. 13:50 IST