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Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung Exynos 9810released Mar 2018up to android 16latest android is 17
ro.product.devicestarlte

also sold as Galaxy S9 · SM-G960F

Samsung Galaxy S9
photo: PixelExperience
Actively maintained

Released Mar 2018, newest ROM build 1 day ago (4 ROMs still current). A phone that still gets updates keeps going long after its manufacturer stops.

Hardware

SoC
Samsung Exynos 9810
CPU
Exynos M3 & Cortex-A55
GPU
ARM Mali-G72 MP18
Architecture
arm64
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Screen
5.8" · 2960x1440 · Super AMOLED
Battery
3000 mAh
Network
2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 4G LTE
Released
Mar 2018

Sensors & features

  • 3.5mm jack
  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Compass
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Gyroscope
  • Hall effect sensor
  • Heart rate sensor
  • Motion Coprocessor
  • Proximity sensor
  • RGB ambient light
  • microSD slot

Specs from the LineageOS wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0).

ROMs · 10

The Samsung Galaxy S9 (codename starlte) has 10 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including iodéOS, /e/OS, Kali NetHunter and 7 more, running up to Android 16. Each listing links to the project's own download and install guide, and was last checked against the projects' catalogues on 5 Nov 2026.

Samsung's security updates for this model ended in Apr 2022, so a maintained custom ROM is how it still gets Android security patches. endoflife.date · what end-of-life means

Tick “compare” on two or three builds to see them side by side.

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RSS feed — subscribe to get new Samsung Galaxy S9 builds in your reader · JSON

Before you flash

Flashing generally means unlocking the bootloader, booting a custom recovery, wiping, then installing the ROM. Exact steps differ per device and ROM, so follow the Install guide for the one you pick, and back up first. Check what can break (banking apps, DRM, carrier features) and how to get back to stock before you start. Why flash a custom ROM · All guides

Custom recovery for this device: TWRP. Flash the one your chosen ROM's guide asks for — common recovery errors.

This is a Exynos device, so on Windows you'll want the Samsung Android USB driver before your computer will see it in fastboot. Which USB drivers you need.

LineageOS publishes a step-by-step install guide for this device: wiki.lineageos.org/devices/starlte

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    LineageOS, /e/OS, PixelOS, Project Elixir first tracked
  2. Sept 2026
    PixelExperience, iodéOS, LMODroid, LineageOS for microG, Kali NetHunter first tracked
  3. Oct 2026
    crDroid first tracked

Dates show when CustomDroid first indexed each ROM for this device, not when support originally launched.

ROM availability and links come from each project. CustomDroid indexes builds, it doesn't mirror them — always download from the official project, verify the file's hash/signature, confirm it matches your exact codename, and back up before flashing.