Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Samsung
Phone model
Galaxy A9 (2016)
Year of release
2016

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
162 mm (millimeters)
Body width
81 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
7.4 mm (millimeters)
Weight
200 g (grams)
Volume
96.8 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Metal
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
CPU clock speed
1800 MHz (megahertz) place #38
Number of processor cores
8
Processor size
64 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv8
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 510
GPU clock speed
550 MHz (megahertz)

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
3 GB (gigabytes) place #8
RAM type
LPDDR3 (Low Power DDR3)
RAM frequency
933 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
2 (two-channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 32 GB (gigabytes)
place #6

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
128 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Operating system

Operating system
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)

Battery

Battery capacity
4000 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Pol (lithium polymer)
Charging the battery from USB
Fast battery charging

Screen

Screen diagonal
6 in (inches) place #59
Screen resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels place #56
Resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
367 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
Super AMOLED
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
2.5D curved screen
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
13 Mp (megapixels) place #25
Maximum photo resolution
4160 x 3120 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix model
Samsung S5K3L2
Photomatrix type
ISOCELL
Photomatrix size
4.69 x 3.52 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.127 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
7.38
Aperture
f/1.9
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Viewfinder
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Digital image stabilization
Optical image stabilization
White balance
ISO setting
Scene selection
Other photo settings
  • Serial shooting
  • Panoramic shooting
  • Hdr shooting
  • Face detection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings
Movie settings list
  • White balance
  • Color effects
  • Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
8 Mp (megapixels) place #14
Maximum photo resolution
3771 x 2121 pixels
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Aperture
f/1.9
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
2
Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards
Alternating
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
4G (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
CDMA support
CDMA frequencies
  • CDMA 800 MHz
CDMA2000 support
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
TD-SCDMA support
TD-SCDMA frequencies
  • TD-SCDMA MHz
  • TD-SCDMA MHz
  • TD-SCDMA MHz
  • TD-SCDMA MHz
LTE support
LTE frequencies
  • LTE 850 MHz
  • LTE 900 MHz
  • LTE 1800 MHz
  • LTE 2100 MHz
  • LTE 2600 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 2600 MHz
LTE-Advanced support
TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards
  • LTE Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s)
CDMA2000 standards
  • 1xEV-DO Rev. A (3.1/1.8 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a (IEEE 802.11.a, 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n 5GHz (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode
Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.1
A2DP support
AVRCP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • DI
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Wireless NFC
ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks)
  • AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
  • 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
  • 3GPP (.3gp)
  • 3GPP2 (.3g2)
  • Xvid
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • H.265 (MPEG-H Part 2)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • AWB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb)
  • 3GA (AMR, AMR-NB, GSM-AMR, .3ga)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • M4A (MPEG-4 Part 14, .m4a)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • imap4
IMAP4 protocol support
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
Synchronization over the mobile network
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google search
  • Google maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • WAP
  • html5

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner
Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.55 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • usb cable
  • headphones
  • clip for the sim card removing
  • instruction