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Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
December 2015 September 2016
Status
Coming Soon - January 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price
Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight
200 g (7.05 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint Sensor

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.0 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
75.93% 74.66%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 510 [Similar] Mali-T760MP8 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
4000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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