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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
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  • Released 2016, January
    200g, 7.4mm thickness
    Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0.1
    32GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.2% 10,488,084 hits
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  • 6.0"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 652
  • 4000mAh
    18W
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Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Network 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 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, December. Released 2016, January
Status Discontinued
Body 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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED
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 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 510
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
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
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Misc 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
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 (old)
Endurance rating 103h

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) review: A-lister

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) review: A-lister

Prepare to meet the biggest premium phone Samsung has made. No, not the Note5, even that one is dwarfed by the Samsung Galaxy A9 and its 6" Super AMOLED screen. The A9 is a new addition to...

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) - user opinions and reviews

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  • Trades46
  • xIS
  • 24 Dec 2023

Got this as a hand-me-down from my grandparents. Naturally I don't use it as my daily (my S23U got that covered) but this old A9 with its 4000mAh battery & big screen is good as a YT viewer and I use it to run lower end games in the backgrou...

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  • Justin
  • p{5
  • 29 Sep 2021

Why bro ?it's working fine withme

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  • Rohit negi
  • U{h
  • 24 Jun 2021

Wrost phone ever

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