Samsung has recently announced that its Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagships are getting a new Sunrise Gold color option in the United States on June 24.
The Sunrise Gold avatar has already been available for Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones in other markets such as Samsung's home country of South Korea, Mexico, Russia, and Australia, but so far it has been absent from the U.S. market.
In fact, this will be the first new color option Samsung is launching in the United States since the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ made their official debut back in March. The new avatar will join the existing ones, namely Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Lilac Purple. A Burgundy Red avatar is still awaited in the United States.
Sunrise Gold Samsung Galaxy S9/ Galaxy S9 Plus
Samsung highlights that for a good while now, it has launched a gold version of every Galaxy smartphone.
"For Galaxy S9 and S9+, we wanted to create a new luxurious gold edition that is both gender neutral and appeals to people of all ages, including millennials," says Hye-jin Bang, a designer at Samsung. "Based on the latest trends in various industries, such as interior design, and extensive global consumer surveys, we found that Sunrise Gold meets all our objectives."
Compared to the Maple Gold version of the Galaxy S8 series, the Sunrise Gold color option for the Galaxy S9 line is warmer and lighter.
Sunrise Gold Galaxy S9/ Galaxy S9 Plus Availability
The new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ models in Sunrise Gold will become available on June 24 in Best Buy stores, with carrier options including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.
Both Best Buy and Samsung itself will also be selling unlocked versions of the smartphones. Other than the new color option, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ remain unchanged in terms of specs, features, and pricing.
Samsung Galaxy S9/ Galaxy S9 Plus Specs
As a reminder, both the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ sport a sleek metal-and-glass construction, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, a physical Bixby button, and curved displays.
Both handsets come with two 64-bit octa-core processing options: a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC or a Samsung Exynos 9810 CPU - depending on the market. Both versions are equally capable and powerful, featuring 4 GB of RAM.
The smartphones come in three storage configurations such as 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB, expandable via a microSD card. The price goes up depending on the storage capacity, with the 256 GB versions being the most expensive.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a 5.8-inch screen, while the Galaxy S9+ has a larger 6.2-inch display. Both have QHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with a resolution of 2,960 x 1,440 pixels.
The Galaxy S9 has a single 12-megapixel rear camera and a 3,000 mAh battery, while the Galaxy S9+ has two 12-megapixel rear cameras and a larger 3,500 mAh battery.
Both handsets support fast charging, both wired and wireless, and have IP68 certification for dust and water resistance. They come with Android 8.0 Oreo on board out of the box, with Samsung's own Experience UI 9.0 on top.
Sunrise Gold Galaxy S9/ Galaxy S9+ Prices
The Sunrise Gold versions of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will have the same prices as the other available avatars, varying based on configuration. The Galaxy S9 starts at $719.99 for the 64 GB version, goes up to $769.99 for the 128 GB model, and tops out at $839.99 for the 256 GB variant.
The 64 GB version of the Galaxy S9+ costs $839.99, the 128 GB model costs $889.99, while the 256 GB will set you back $959.99.
