The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) (stylized as SAMSUNG Galaxy A9 Pro₆) is an Android smartphone produced by

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. It was introduced in March 2016. The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) runs Android 6.0 "Marshmallow". The difference between the

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A9 or Samsung Galaxy A9 2016 Edition is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on January 15, 2016, along with the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Edi ...

and the Pro version is that the A9 (2016) has 3GB of RAM and a 4000mAh battery while A9 Pro (2016) has 4 GB of

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and a 5000mAh battery. Also, A9 Pro is equipped with a 16 MP rear camera while the A9 (2016) has a 13 MP rear camera.

Specifications

Design

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has glass rear panel and aluminium frame. Both of the front glass and rear panel are protected by Corning

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4. It measures 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm (Height x Width x Thickness) and weighs 210 grams. It was available with black, white and gold color options.

Hardware

The device is powered by Qualcomm

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652 with a octa-core

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with 28 nm

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and 4x 1.8 Ghz

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+ 4x 1.4 Ghz

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cores and

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510

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. The device has 4 GB

, 32 GB

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5.1 internal storage that can be expanded by

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card slot, 16 MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, 8 MP selfie camera with f/1.9 aperture, 6.0 inch Super

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(1080x1920 pixels) display and 5000 mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery.

Camera

The device has a 16 MP rear camera with f/1.9

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, 1/2.8" sensor size,

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(AF) and

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(OIS). It has an 8 MP selfie camera with f/1.9 aperture. Both of the cameras support 1080p video recording at 30 fps.

Software

The device comes Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow preinstalled. It received Android 7.0 Nougat update in 2017. It is upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo with

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9.0 user interface.

References

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