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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -A910F/DS
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 28, 38, 40 -A910F/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, March. Released 2016, May 2017, August 23
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), Experience UI 9 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.8", AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 33 h (3G) Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 109 h Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors White, Black, Gold Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)     0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A9100, SM-A910F, SM-A910F SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Price About 300 EUR About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 89h

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