Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

General Information

• Colors:
• Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink

• Models:
• SM-A900F, SM-A9000

• SAR:
• 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.18 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 200 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

• 4G bands:
• LTE (unspecified)

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2015, December

• Status:
• Available. Released 2016, January

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)

• Weight:
• 200 g (7.05 oz)

• Build:
• Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform

• OS:
• Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)

• GPU:
• Adreno 510

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 32GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• na

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama, HDR

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio, RDS, recording

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 18W

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II 2.0: 1529 / Basemark X: 15290

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.817 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 65dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 65dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 103h