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    Galaxy S9 First Look: Samsung Upgrades Camera... and Little Else

    Samsung has been winning the smartphone race for years, but staying ahead keeps getting harder

    Samsung’s new flagship phone comes in two sizes, both with powerful cameras that do more than take pretty pictures. WSJ’s David Pierce checked it out before its global launch. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal
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    Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 is an impressive phone. Its bold, bright screen nearly covers its face, it runs incredibly fast on the newest processors and its camera meets or beats anything else on the market.

    Those are all great things—which were equally true last year. The Galaxy S8 was a phone to be envied, and it sold in huge numbers. Then Apple, Google and others launched phones with similarly huge screens and impressive cameras. Now what, Samsung?

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