Rear camera reimagined..Front Facing...Not so much.

If I could trade in my S9 for a Pixel 2 128gb for the same price, I would. I'm on Verizon. But I traded in my G6 for the $300 bill credit and don't want to lose that. Not that I'm totally unhappy with it. The front camera's auto focus isn't great and I haven't been able to get Instagram stories to work on this phone. And Bluetooth is spotty and breaks up. I used the same Bluetooth headphones on my G6 and literally never had any issues with it. I use wired headphones all the time, but it would be nice to have Bluetooth as an option.
 
I'm probably going to return the S9+ tomorrow. I gave it a fair shot.
I did the same on Sunday. No matter what I did I could get better pictures on my Pixel. I can hold out and wait for the upcoming phones but I think I'm not going to switch till this phone gets a little long in the tooth.
 
I did the same on Sunday. No matter what I did I could get better pictures on my Pixel. I can hold out and wait for the upcoming phones but I think I'm not going to switch till this phone gets a little long in the tooth.
My girlfriend thinks I'm an ***** because she's like what do you mean you want to love the phone? It takes crappy pictures send it back. She said I'm already sick of hearing you complain about it. 1 out of 10 good photos is not good. The pixel takes 9 out of 10 good photos. She said send the phone back so I don't have to hear you complain.
 
My girlfriend thinks I'm an ***** because she's like what do you mean you want to love the phone? It takes crappy pictures send it back. She said I'm already sick of hearing you complain about it. 1 out of 10 good photos is not good. The pixel takes 9 out of 10 good photos. She said send the phone back so I don't have to hear you complain.
My wife was mad when I said I was going back to the Pixel because she knows I'd have to pay a restocking fee. I then showed her the photos from my son's birthday party on Saturday compared to what I took at his small birthday dinner with grandparents on Tuesday with my Pixel and she said take it back.
 
My wife was mad when I said I was going back to the Pixel because she knows I'd have to pay a restocking fee. I then showed her the photos from my son's birthday party on Saturday compared to what I took at his small birthday dinner with grandparents on Tuesday with my Pixel and she said take it back.
Nice man... Proof is in the photos.. people on here flaming me I don't give a rat's ***. I look at my photos to make a decision not someone else's opinion. I have to pay a restocking fee on my case as well as a wireless charger. I don't care.

The funny part is though a lot of people like the look of that photo. My girlfriend is one. To each their own. It's just not for me. She for example prefers the Pixel selfie with the face retouching on. I only knew it existed so I could disable it. She knew it existed because she wanted to use it as a feature on her photos.
 
My girlfriend thinks I'm an ***** because she's like what do you mean you want to love the phone? It takes crappy pictures send it back. She said I'm already sick of hearing you complain about it. 1 out of 10 good photos is not good. The pixel takes 9 out of 10 good photos. She said send the phone back so I don't have to hear you complain.
I have 0 issues in my camera department. My 2xl and s9+ look identical in nearly every photo...except the ones where hdr on the pixel goes crazy. I think your s9 is defective. :(
My wife was mad when I said I was going back to the Pixel because she knows I'd have to pay a restocking fee. I then showed her the photos from my son's birthday party on Saturday compared to what I took at his small birthday dinner with grandparents on Tuesday with my Pixel and she said take it back.


it's only 35.00 though
 
I have 0 issues in my camera department. My 2xl and s9+ look identical in nearly every photo...except the ones where hdr on the pixel goes crazy. I think your s9 is defective. :(

it's only 35.00 though
Depending upon your carrier your restocking fee could be up to 75$. As far as the camera being defective the fact that it still has the exact same camera as the S8 and S8 plus tells me that yes it is a defective from the factory. The S8 model did not have a great front facing camera and the S9 plus did not build on that one bit. In fact it remained exactly the same but gave some cute little selfie Focus feature that doesn't work worth a damn. All of the photos are retouched and look horrible on the front facing camera. The rear camera does take some great photos. However when you tell me camera reimagined I assume that you have actually reimagined the entire camera not just the rear camera. This is horrible if you are trying to entice me to spend $800 on a new device. You need to outdo my previous one before you asked for my money.
 
Depending upon your carrier your restocking fee could be up to 75$. As far as the camera being defective the fact that it still has the exact same camera as the S8 and S8 plus tells me that yes it is a defective from the factory. The S8 model did not have a great front facing camera and the S9 plus did not build on that one bit. In fact it remained exactly the same but gave some cute little selfie Focus feature that doesn't work worth a damn. All of the photos are retouched and look horrible on the front facing camera. The rear camera does take some great photos. However when you tell me camera reimagined I assume that you have actually reimagined the entire camera not just the rear camera. This is horrible if you are trying to entice me to spend $800 on a new device. You need to outdo my previous one before you asked for my money.
I agree with your girlfriend. Please return the phone.
 
Depending upon your carrier your restocking fee could be up to 75$. As far as the camera being defective the fact that it still has the exact same camera as the S8 and S8 plus tells me that yes it is a defective from the factory. The S8 model did not have a great front facing camera and the S9 plus did not build on that one bit. In fact it remained exactly the same but gave some cute little selfie Focus feature that doesn't work worth a damn. All of the photos are retouched and look horrible on the front facing camera. The rear camera does take some great photos. However when you tell me camera reimagined I assume that you have actually reimagined the entire camera not just the rear camera. This is horrible if you are trying to entice me to spend $800 on a new device. You need to outdo my previous one before you asked for my money.
Whomever is charging 75.00 for a restocking fee needs their *** beat from Cali to India then from India to Washington DC.

When Sammy said reimagined I didn't believe them because cell phone cameras are at the point a lens isn't going to make much of a difference, it needs to be "reimagined" with new camera software.

That being said I saw the selfies you posted and most of mine didn't look like that. I'll also agree that you need to return it and wait for the pixel 3
 
maybe there will be some software updates for the camera...I have both phones the pixel selfie camera is better but the front it's pretty close and low light the s9+ beats every phone I've used and that's the iPhone X and pixel xl2 and the video quality is very good on the s9+
 
maybe there will be some software updates for the camera...I have both phones the pixel selfie camera is better but the front it's pretty close and low light the s9+ beats every phone I've used and that's the iPhone X and pixel xl2 and the video quality is very good on the s9+
I totally agree that software updates would resolve the front facing camera quality. Because installing the Google Camera APK allows the S9 plus to take beautiful Crystal Clear front facing photos.
 
maybe there will be some software updates for the camera...I have both phones the pixel selfie camera is better but the front it's pretty close and low light the s9+ beats every phone I've used and that's the iPhone X and pixel xl2 and the video quality is very good on the s9+


Post up a few “low lighters”to compare. Everyone I’ve seen from the S9 has been extremely soft and that’s to be expected 100%.
It’s insanely hard to make a short (wide angle) last (1.4, 1.5, etc) that is sharp and has no color problems when used wide open. A “good” lens would cost several thousand US dollars.
You can fully expect a set of plastic “fast” lenses on a wide angle phone camera to make soft photos and expect color problems when the phone is using the 1.5 aperture.
 
Post up a few “low lighters”to compare. Everyone I’ve seen from the S9 has been extremely soft and that’s to be expected 100%.
It’s insanely hard to make a short (wide angle) last (1.4, 1.5, etc) that is sharp and has no color problems when used wide open. A “good” lens would cost several thousand US dollars.
You can fully expect a set of plastic “fast” lenses on a wide angle phone camera to make soft photos and expect color problems when the phone is using the 1.5 aperture.

You want from my s9+ or the pixel 2XL?
 

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