Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy C7

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced Expected Announcement - November 2015 December 2015 May 2016
Status Rumored - December 2015 Coming Soon - January 2016 Available - June 2016
Price - Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,500 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
156.6 x 77.2 x 6.7 mm
(6.17 x 3.04 x 0.26 in)
Weight - 200 g (7.05 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) 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 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 510 Adreno 506
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 75.93% 74.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS; recording To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, f/1.9
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-Focus,Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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