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planning to introduce magnetic pins on the back of
the phone that will allow the attachment of external
modules. And the DeX dock, sold as an optional extra,
will now operate wirelessly and resemble a pad rather
than a dock, reveals Galaxy Club.Release date
Predicting the Galaxy S9 release date is no longer
as easy as it once was. Traditionally Samsung has
launched its flagship the day before MWC, which
would put its announcement on 25 February 2018.
However, in 2017 it delayed the Galaxy S8 launch
until March, with the phone going on sale at the
end of April. While it said it used this extra time for
thorough battery testing (the earlier Note 7 was
taken off sale due to battery problems), it also had
the exclusive on the Snapdragon 835. By delaying its
launch it prevented other manufacturers using that
chip in their flagships until after it had gone on sale.