Samsung today announced the Galaxy A9, debuting the world’s first rear quad camera, the first phone to feature four cameras at the back. The Galaxy A9 is packed with Samsung’s best camera innovations, to enable all consumers to achieve more, experience more and unlock more possibilities every day.
With four lenses, you can experience even more ways to capture, create and share stunning images.
- Get close without compromise with 2x Optical Zoom for incredible and detailed close-up shots even from far away.
- Capture the world in its fullest and without limit, with the Ultra Wide Lens, and shoot like a pro with the Scene Optimizer. Thanks to AI Scene Recognition, your camera is now smarter, and able to identify the subject and adjust settings accordingly for the best photo, in an instant.
- Express your creativity with the Depth Lens, giving you the freedom to manually manage the photos’ depth of field and focus on the subject for stunning, professional looking images.
- Capture clear and bright images in both bright and low light conditions with Galaxy A9’s 24MP Main Lens, for gorgeous photos at any time of the day.
DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics said,
“As a global leader in smartphone innovation, we understand the demand for meaningful innovation in a fast-paced world driven by visual communication,”
“Building on our legacy in smartphone camera development we’re introducing next-generation technology across our entire Galaxy portfolio to give more consumers the opportunity to experience cutting-edge innovation. We’re excited to deliver on this promise and debut world leading smartphone camera technology with the Galaxy A9.”
The Galaxy A9 features a 6.38-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 660 chipset, up to 8GB of RAM, 128GB storage, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0, an LTE Category 9 modem, and a 3800mAh battery.
There’s also a dual SIM slot with a dedicated MicroSD slot, and you get Samsung Pay as well as Bixby. Coming to the software, the Galaxy A9 offers Android 8.0 Oreo.
The Galaxy A9 is styled in three unique colours; Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue and Bubblegum Pink with a sleek and ergonomic design, that fits in one hand with a 3D Glass curved back for a high-quality comfortable feel.
The Galaxy A9 will be available in selected markets from November and pricing is unknown at the time of publishing.
Samsung Galaxy A9 Specifications
| Display | 6.3” Full HD+ Super AMOLED, 1080×2220 |
| Camera | Rear: quad camera – Main Camera : 24MP AF, F1.7 – Telephoto : 2X optical zoom, 10MP AF, F2.4 – Ultra Wide : 120°, 8MP, F2.4 – Depth : 5MP, F2.2Front: 24MP, F2.0 |
| Body | 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm, 183g |
| AP | Octa Core (2.2GHz Quad + 1.8GHz Quad) |
| Memory | 6GB RAM, 128GB + MicroSD Slot (up to 512GB) 8GB RAM, 128GB + MicroSD Slot (up to 512GB) |
| Battery | 3,800mAh. |
| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Network | 3CA, LTE Cat.9 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MIMO, Bluetooth® v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC, Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou*) |
| Payment | Samsung Pay (NFC) |
| Sensor | Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor |
| Audio | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA |
| Video | MP3,M4A,3GA,AAC,OGG,OGA,WAV,WMA,AMR,AWB,FLAC,MID,MIDI, XMF,MXMF,IMY,RTTTL,RTX,OTA |
