Samsung Galaxy A9 review, advantages, disadvantages and specifications
Samsung Galaxy A9 supports Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow), It supports Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652, It supports Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, It supports Adreno 510, It is announced in 2015, December, and it will be released in 2016, January.
Samsung Galaxy A9 advantages
Samsung Galaxy A9 supports a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Its size is 6.0 inches (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio), It includes a high resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels ( ~367 ppi pixel density), It contains multiple touch feature, The screen is bright and sharp.
Samsung Galaxy A9 supports a primary camera of 13 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, OIS, LED flash, It contains features such as 1/3″ sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, It offers a video of 1080p@30fps, and it presents a secondary camera of 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p.
Samsung Galaxy A9 supports Optional Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), It has got expandable memory via card slot, microSD, up to 128 GB, It offers an internal memory of 32 GB, It supports 3 GB RAM that is good enough to handle all your apps, It has body dimensions of 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in), and its weight is 200 g (7.05 oz).
Samsung Galaxy A9 supports 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional), It offers 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, It contains 4G bands LTE, It includes speed of HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps, It provides you with GPRS, and it brings EDGE.
Samsung Galaxy A9 has got Sound Alert types such as Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones, It offers a loudspeaker, It presents 3.5 mm jack, It gives Comms WLAN like Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, and it contains Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE.
Samsung Galaxy A9 includes GPS, with A-GPS, GLONASS / BDS (market dependent), It offers NFC feature, It has got FM radio with RDS, recording, It provides you with micro USB v2.0, It offers a rich number of sensors such as fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity & compass.
Samsung Galaxy A9 gives messaging methods such as Email, SMS, MMS, Push Mail, IM, It offers Browser HTML5, It includes fast battery charging, It contains ANT+ support, It has got active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic feature, It includes MP4/WMV/H.264 player and it offers MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player.
Samsung Galaxy A9 provides you with a photo/video editor, It presents a document viewer, It offers a non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery, It gives misc colors such as pearl white, midnight black, champagne gold, and it comes with fast performance.
Samsung Galaxy A9 offers smart features such as Smart Stay, Direct Call & Smart Alert, It offers a high screen-to-body ratio (73.9 %), It presents a high-resolution camera (16 megapixels), and it contains high pixel density screen (367 ppi).
Samsung Galaxy A9 offers a smooth gaming experience, It presents a primary camera with good quality pics with OIS, It presents impressive selfies with a front camera, It has a full HD Super AMOLED Display with good viewing angles, and it contains Fingerprint Scanner embedded into the Home button for faster unlock.
Samsung Galaxy A9 has a very good battery backup with fast charging feature, It offers a slim design with a comfortable grip, It contains Ultra-thin side bezels, It presents a beautifully crafted device made out of glass and metal, and it offers a good Octa-core processor for multitasking.
Samsung Galaxy A9 disadvantages
Samsung Galaxy A9 does not offer Java, There is no Android app that supports quad-core processors at this time, The design is not like its competitors, It is pretty hot when used for a long time photographing, The price is quite expensive, and it does not offer S – Voice feature.
Samsung Galaxy A9 battery is not user-replaceable, It does not contain an Infrared feature, It does not give MHL Out, It does not have HDMI, It does not support 4G in India (Band 40), It is very heavy, and it does not present Barometer or Temperature sensor.