https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/27/17057376/samsung-galaxy-s9-vs-iphone-x-8-pixel-2-lg-g7-specs >2017 smartphones are so last year (literally), and Samsung is kicking off the 2018 phone race with its traditionally early announcement of the Galaxy S9 at Mobile World Congress 2018, as a follow up to last year’s Galaxy S8.