Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Full Specifications

This device is also known as Samsung SM-A9000

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Design

Dimensions 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
Weight 7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials Frame: Metal
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
Features Touch sensitive control keys
Keys Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors Pearl white, Midnight black, Champagne gold, Pink

Display

Size 6.0-inch
Resolution 1920x1080px, 367 PPI
Technology Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body 75.70 %
Features Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL) Untested
Bright Min 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 (28 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 510
RAM 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage 32GB
Storage expansion microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh
Charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera

Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash Dual LED
Video recording 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Video calling
Front 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 4.1
Wi-Fi Yes
USB microUSB, USB 2.0
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM Yes

Availability

Officially announced Dec 23, 2015
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