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Samsung Galaxy A9 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core
N/A
8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 510
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in6.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density367.0 ppi490.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
yes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialMetal
N/A
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.37 in6.39 in5.86 in
Width3.19 in3.23 in2.68 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight7.05 oz
N/A
5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.1
N/A
5.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

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