Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
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- PartTimePhoner
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- 07 Aug 2019
XLR8R, 07 Aug 2019Really?
2019 A series cut a lot of corners on the qualit... more(Sorry I posted the other one before finishing accidentally)
Performance, design, camera, A9(20180=A50 and A7(2018)=A30(well this one might be wrong but only maybe)
Giving uniqueness away for a bigger screen. "A sould for a sould/ A small price to pay for salvation"
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- PartTimePhoner
- Jia
- 07 Aug 2019
XLR8R, 07 Aug 2019Really?
2019 A series cut a lot of corners on the qualit... more1. I am with you here they really downgraded the quality and thats frustrating. But, like, We dont go zoom everything and we dont need to anyway. As much as I think its frustrating this can be overlooked (still a downgrade and I hate it)
2. I really dont get what that "glass back" love is about what does it even add to phone other than a new crackable glass and extra weight? I mean it feels premium but thats not that necessary is it?
3. Why does samsung need to be "that" unique tho? And also, how can they make it unique? Putting an irritating "Samsung" logo to the bottom chin? Bringing the dead home button back? Keeping the "What the hell man this aint 2017" %75 ratio? Using a not-so-loved punch-hole camera? Designing it to have a not-really-liked horizontal camera design? Putting the notch to a weird place? Using 2 notches? Using a wider notch? Using a rectangle camera design that makes the phone identical to A7(2018)?
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- XLR8R
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- 07 Aug 2019
PartTimePhoner, 28 Jul 2019A70 can do a x67 combo on A9(20180 what are you talking abo... moreReally?
2019 A series cut a lot of corners on the quality. The worst part is that they took liberties with pixel binning so that the quality of the images is only what you can expect from a 12 MP image. It's not a downsized 24 MP/32 MP but rather a 12 MP with "super pixels" that supposedly help in night shots.
The build quality and materials of the 2019 A series is not really comparable to the 2018 counterparts either. OTOH the software experience in 2019 A series is definitely better and the SOCs used are quite good in comparison to the abysmal choices in the 2018 series.
The worst part about the 2019 A series is not any of this, it's that before you reach the A80 and A90 (soon to be released), all of these A series phones look like some generic Chinese build, and don't have "signature Samsung design touch" (no, glasstic holo-back paint doesn't cut it, everyone has a good gradient job these days).
Now, price discussion is one thing, Samsung phones were traditionally overpriced and that hurt them, but the design language is another. You can look at an Oppo or Realme and tell that this is an Oppo product. You can look at an Xperia and you know it's from Sony. And that was true for Samsung too till 2018, but in 2019 I really get confused whether it's really a Samsung in the hand of that user?
I have no doubt Samsung will release really good A series phones in 2020, maybe they will take some of the feedback and bring back the premium materials and proprietary design language....
And generally speaking, A8x and A9x of any generation are well comparable to the A5x and A7x of the next generation. A8 (2016) and A9 Pro (2016) held up very well against the A5/A7 (2017), the same is true for the C9 Pro which holds up well against A8/A8+ (2018) and now the A9 (2018) which holds up well against the A50/A70 (2019).
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- XLR8R
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- 07 Aug 2019
jei, 29 Jul 2019i am planning to buy a new phone but i dont know which of t... moreA50 - if you can get the 6GB RAM version, or else A9.
If you can't get the 6GB A50, go for A70.
For detailed discussion read my post immediately before this one (below).
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- 07 Aug 2019
Crocop, 04 Aug 2019Out of those you mentioned, I would say that your best bet ... moreGalaxy A9's cameras are better than A50 and A70, especially in low light. In fact, A9 can take actual 24 MP pics with little quality loss whereas on A50 and A70 you need to use the 12 MP pixel binning mode to get the best quality (and even then, doesn't exceed A9's quality).
As far as gaming goes, things work great on A9 but I imagine A50 and A70 will be good too. A80 is the best of all but honestly, the lack of headphone jack, NO expandable storage and high price make it a no-no for now.
My 2 cents is: If you want to get the A80, just get the A9 instead. If you feel A70 is good, then A50 offers all that the A70 offers and almost identical camera experience (selfie megapixels aside) at a lower price. So your real two options here are A50 and A9. But A50 does not have 6GB RAM option in many countries, so in that case you'll need to consider A70 instead.
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- 07 Aug 2019
Crocop, 04 Aug 2019Out of those you mentioned, I would say that your best bet ... moreif you want the most legitimate thing at the moment it's these later samsung galaxy s series phones like the s8+ and the s9+ i'd go only for the + because of the battery but the peformance and quality just beats any a series at the moment ofc with a significant price drop
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- Sarim
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- 06 Aug 2019
Not a good result by cam ....
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- Crocop
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- 04 Aug 2019
jei, 29 Jul 2019i am planning to buy a new phone but i dont know which of t... moreOut of those you mentioned, I would say that your best bet is A70. A9 is also still good, I can run PUBG maxed out without any issues, but camera quality is just average on it. There are a lot of options to mess around with, but if you think that you will get S10 quality pictures, just skip it. A50 is good if you don't mind plastic build, and I would just skip A80 for now, atleast until price drops, since you can get something like S9+ for less than a price of A80, which is still an upper midrange phone, while S9+ is a true flagship. But yeah, A70 is just too big for my taste, but it kinda offers the most out of those that you mentioned, but I with recent price drops I would consider S9+ or even S10E.
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- Ganesh
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- 04 Aug 2019
jei, 29 Jul 2019i am planning to buy a new phone but i dont know which of t... morefor gaming go for asus rog phone or black shark phones
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- Waleed Quresh
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- 01 Aug 2019
I want a lcd of this mobile
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- Sh3lby
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- 31 Jul 2019
jei, 29 Jul 2019i am planning to buy a new phone but i dont know which of t... moreA80. Or a70 bth are good
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- jei
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- 29 Jul 2019
i am planning to buy a new phone but i dont know which of these are much better regarding in cameras and in gaming...a50, a70, a80 or a9?
pla help..thanks
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- Crocop
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- 28 Jul 2019
Yes! Camera shutter lag is finally fixed, there's some new options added and Samsung One UI version is 1.1 now.
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- 28 Jul 2019
XLR8R, 27 Jul 2019New update has removed shutter lag in camera. One UI 1.1 al... moreThanks for posting, just checked and update popped up. I'm just downloading it, and I hope that it fixes shutter lag, since it was the only issue I had with A9.
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- PartTimePhoner
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- 28 Jul 2019
Pre Omar , 05 Jul 20192019 A series Is So Bad A9 is GoodA70 can do a x67 combo on A9(20180 what are you talking about even A50 is better than A9(2018)
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- 27 Jul 2019
New update has removed shutter lag in camera. One UI 1.1 also added. Samsung is working hard, so THANK YOU! :)
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- Neelabh110
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- 21 Jul 2019
The Samsung Galaxy A9 was actually meant for people who wanted a good set of cameras on their smartphones instead of carrying a camera all the time with themselves wherever they go. I took out my A9 just two days ago and it still works awesomely well for a phone an year old. The ONE UI makes it even more awesome than before.
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- 11 Jul 2019
Andy, 10 Jul 2019Does anyone have a wifi issue with their Samsung A9 2018 ? ... moreChange the channel settings in the router to AUTO.
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- 10 Jul 2019
Andy, 10 Jul 2019Does anyone have a wifi issue with their Samsung A9 2018 ? ... moreYes, I managed to fix it with tweaking router settings.