--- title: "galaxy s9 — Niche Verdict: Skip it (49/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/galaxy-s9" last_updated: "2026-07-10T00:53:29.185Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($587K/yr) — galaxy s9 doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($587K/yr) — galaxy s9 doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "galaxy s9 — Niche Verdict: Skip it (49/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **galaxy s9** **Skip it****49/100 ** a small market ($587K/yr) — galaxy s9 doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$587K** **Growth (1y)** **+34.4%** **Products** **37** **Brands** **2** was 1 a year ago **Sellers** **97** **Price range** **$88.91–$1199.21** **Returns** **3.2%** **Rating** **4.2★** **Skip it** Scored 49/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **26** ×0.30 Growth **45** ×0.30 Competition **65** ×0.20 Quality gap **67** ×0.10 Returns **74** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 67 weeks — +34.4% year over year. 14K7KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Mar '25Jun '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26Apr '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2× ## **Competition** - Samsung99% - Panasonic1% The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 2 brands and 97 sellers compete here. **Brands** **2 **▲rising was 1 a year ago **Sellers** **97** **Top 5 brand share** **100%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xBj-Td14L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNWNMQTT) Samsung$113.744.2★30819%▼falling 2 ![Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Sa8c-K5-L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNBGNHQC) Samsung$107.693.9★1269%▼falling 3 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Lilac Purple - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31wgMfZcf4L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Lilac Purple - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NQNC1Y8) Samsung$108.584.4★486%▼falling 4 ![Samsung Galaxy S8 (64GB) G950U 5.8 4G LTE Unlocked (GSM + CDMA US WARRANTY) (Midnight Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jmBCBfH9L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S8 (64GB) G950U 5.8 4G LTE Unlocked (GSM + CDMA US WARRANTY) (Midnight Black)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0724ZGB5K) Samsung$91.684.0★1086%▲rising 5 ![Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/416IsBTDAYL.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C92BRJMM) Samsung$138.434.2★2165%▼falling 6 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB + 4GB RAM Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/314CRHTWT9L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB + 4GB RAM Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N1M1WBQ) Samsung$116.433.5★223%—flat 7 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 64GB Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LE-fsF2-L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 64GB Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJX5CX3M) Samsung$142.384.2★1223%▼falling 8 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 G960U 64GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Phone w/ 12MP Camera - Midnight Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WsWYAFcyL.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 G960U 64GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Phone w/ 12MP Camera - Midnight Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QH32PCY) Samsung$101.584.2★943%▲rising 9 ![Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Arctic Silver - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5101QFsAI3L.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Arctic Silver - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNBM5R6T) Samsung$102.223.7★213%▼falling 10 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 G9600 64GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Phone w/ 12MP Camera - Titanium Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31+rlmK3UgL.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 G9600 64GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Phone w/ 12MP Camera - Titanium Gray**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B8KLQ96) Samsung$121.023.9★1522%▼falling 11 ![SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S9+ Plus 12.4 256GB WiFi 7 Android AI Tablet Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 AMOLED Screen S Pen Included Long Battery Life Auto Focus Camera US Version 2023 Graphite (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31gC3WHGmnL.jpg) [**SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S9+ Plus 12.4 256GB WiFi 7 Android AI Tablet Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 AMOLED Screen S Pen Included Long Battery Life Auto Focus Camera US Version 2023 Graphite (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDY957P9) Samsung$463.134.3★582%—flat 12 ![SAMSUNG Galaxy S8 5.8 64GB (Verizon Wireless) - Midnight Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41I9rn4vxrL.jpg) [**SAMSUNG Galaxy S8 5.8 64GB (Verizon Wireless) - Midnight Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y3GYZKW) Samsung$91.334.1★1992%▲rising 13 ![Samsung Galaxy S8-64GB Unlocked GSM Phone - w/ 12MP Camera - Orchid Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31bZPe2AETL.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S8-64GB Unlocked GSM Phone - w/ 12MP Camera - Orchid Gray**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y15D68F) Samsung$88.914.1★1002%—flat 14 ![Samsung Galaxy S9 Smartphone 64GB Unlocked Coral Blue (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZrDbfRVGL.jpg) [**Samsung Galaxy S9 Smartphone 64GB Unlocked Coral Blue (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVTVHBNT) Samsung$107.514.5★22%▲rising 15 ![SAMSUNG Galaxy S8 Unlocked 64GB Midnight Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PuEhvdPdL.jpg) [**SAMSUNG Galaxy S8 Unlocked 64GB Midnight Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y14T5YW) Samsung$92.854.3★2,8622%▲rising **~~Showing 15 of 37 — show all ~~** ## **Product shelf** All 37 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xBj-Td14L.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Samsung**$113.74**4.2★308 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNWNMQTT) [![Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Sa8c-K5-L.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)** Samsung**$107.69**3.9★126 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNBGNHQC) [![Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Lilac Purple - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31wgMfZcf4L.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB Lilac Purple - Unlocked (Renewed)** Samsung**$108.58**4.4★48 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NQNC1Y8) [![Samsung Galaxy S8 (64GB) G950U 5.8 4G LTE Unlocked (GSM + CDMA US WARRANTY) (Midnight Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jmBCBfH9L.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S8 (64GB) G950U 5.8 4G LTE Unlocked (GSM + CDMA US WARRANTY) (Midnight Black)** Samsung**$91.68**4.0★108 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0724ZGB5K) [![Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/416IsBTDAYL.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB Midnight Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Samsung**$138.43**4.2★216 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C92BRJMM) [![Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB + 4GB RAM Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/314CRHTWT9L.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB + 4GB RAM Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)** Samsung**$116.43**3.5★22 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N1M1WBQ) [![Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 64GB Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LE-fsF2-L.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 64GB Coral Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)** Samsung**$142.38**4.2★122 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJX5CX3M) [![Samsung Galaxy S9 G960U 64GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Phone w/ 12MP Camera - Midnight Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WsWYAFcyL.jpg)**Samsung Galaxy S9 G960U 64GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Phone w/ 12MP Camera - Midnight Black** Samsung**$101.58**4.2★94 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QH32PCY) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Quality-Overall**18% *“Good product, exactly as advertised”* **Value For Money**13% *“Worth every penny”* **Battery Life**8% *“Battery life is good”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**5% *“Just as described”* **Ease Of Use**4% *“Easy to use”* **Efficiency**4% *“Works great”* **Gifting Purpose**3% *“Nice gift, the person like it very much”* **Software/Application**3% *“The sleep app is helpful”* **Compatibility-Overall**3% *“Pairs great with Samsung Ultra 26 smart phone”* **Assembly/Installation**3% *“Easy to install”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Battery Life**24% *“Bad battery”* **Charging**16% *“Phone doesn't charge”* **Functionality-Overall**8% *“It just doesn't work smoothly”* **Value For Money**4% *“though more expensive”* **Software/Application**4% *“Wish I could use the app”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**3% *“Not really as described”* **Quality-Overall**3% *“The weight could be better for this quality of a tablet”* **Touch/Button Controls**3% *“Bixby button came loose”* **Connectivity-Overall**3% *“After several days of failed pairing attempts”* **Size-Overall**3% *“Too tight”* #### **Top return reasons**- Value For Money12% - Battery Life12% - Size-Overall11% - Compatibility-Overall10% - Functionality-Overall8% - Connectivity-Overall7% - Charging6% - Advertised Vs Actual Product6% - Software/Application3% - Defective Material/Parts3%