Samsung is perhaps known for its line of Galaxy S smartphones, Edge, or note, but the range of Galaxy devices A new tradition began that allowed Samsung to use high-end materials, such as metal. Indeed, until the smartphone South Korean firm has been singled out for having too childish plastic design, with a look not really premium.
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A Galaxy range is not as well known as other smartphones, but the Korean giant has released a number of models such as the Galaxy Alpha Galaxy A3, A5 Galaxy, Galaxy Galaxy A7 and A8. Apparently, Samsung believes that there is still a market for the range A. The company seems to be preparing to sell the Galaxy A9.
Samsung traditionally embarks specifications midrange phones on the range A, even if they sound as being quite good. However, the latest Galaxy A8 model got a tasty mix of boarding, to meet a wide range of consumers. A recent benchmark on AnTuTu indicates that Samsung might think the same thing with the Galaxy A9.
A tasty mix of high and mid-range
The smartphone has the model number SM-A9000, which is an indication that this will be the Galaxy A9. It features a Super AMOLED screen of 5.5 inches with a 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), which is less than 5.7 inch screen Galaxy A8. According to the benchmark, the smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm 620, which is an octa-core 64-bit processor, quad-core chip consists of a Cortex-A72 and another quad-core Cortex-A53 chip. It will also have an Adreno 510 GPU, 3GB of memory (RAM) and 32GB of internal storage.
The benchmark reveals nothing about cameras Galaxy A9, but it is likely that the front and rear cameras will be at least 16 and 5 megapixels respectively.
Keep in mind that although this benchmark gives us a good indication of internal specifications, the devices are generally tested prototype, so things can change. For example, this model runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which is understandable at this time. But once the smartphone will come out, it should have Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
As for the availability and price, maybe we will see at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Regarding the price, it could cost about the same price as the Galaxy A8 - around 500 euros.
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A Galaxy range is not as well known as other smartphones, but the Korean giant has released a number of models such as the Galaxy Alpha Galaxy A3, A5 Galaxy, Galaxy Galaxy A7 and A8. Apparently, Samsung believes that there is still a market for the range A. The company seems to be preparing to sell the Galaxy A9.
A tasty mix of high and mid-range
The smartphone has the model number SM-A9000, which is an indication that this will be the Galaxy A9. It features a Super AMOLED screen of 5.5 inches with a 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), which is less than 5.7 inch screen Galaxy A8. According to the benchmark, the smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm 620, which is an octa-core 64-bit processor, quad-core chip consists of a Cortex-A72 and another quad-core Cortex-A53 chip. It will also have an Adreno 510 GPU, 3GB of memory (RAM) and 32GB of internal storage.
The benchmark reveals nothing about cameras Galaxy A9, but it is likely that the front and rear cameras will be at least 16 and 5 megapixels respectively.
Keep in mind that although this benchmark gives us a good indication of internal specifications, the devices are generally tested prototype, so things can change. For example, this model runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which is understandable at this time. But once the smartphone will come out, it should have Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
As for the availability and price, maybe we will see at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Regarding the price, it could cost about the same price as the Galaxy A8 - around 500 euros.