General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A9 (2016)
- Device Smartphones
- Added December 29, 2018
- Updated June 17, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2015, December
- Status Available. Released 2016, January
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 LTE
- Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
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 Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
- SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- 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 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 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU Adreno 510
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- Internal 32 GB
- RAM 3 GB RAM
Main camera
- Single 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm, OIS, AF
- Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
- Single 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
- NFC Yes
- FM radio Yes
- USB microUSB 2.0
Features
- Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
- Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser HTML5
- Java No
Battery
- Type Non-removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 4000 mAh battery
More
- Color Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink
- Other Features - Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer