Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced April 2016 March 2017 October 2016
Status Available - April 2016 Available - April 2017 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 36,900 ($475.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm
(6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
Notification LED No Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) 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 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976Pro Snapdragon 653
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 540 Adreno 510
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.8 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.93% 84.06% 75.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording No Stereo FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 12 MP 16 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Yes

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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -