Samsung launched the Galaxy A9 2016 in China last year in December, and now the company has introduced a Pro variant of the Galaxy A9, dubbed Galaxy A9 Pro in China. The Pro version gets an upgraded RAM, rear camera and battery. Just like the Galaxy A9 it sports a metal frame and glass back panel.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro features a 6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor coupled with 4GB RAM and Adreno 510 GPU. On-board storage is 32GB, further expandable via microSD card. It runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and houses Hybrid dual SIM slot.
The Galaxy A9 Pro gets 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 8-megapixel front camera. Connectivity duties are handled by 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS. It is fueled by 5000mAh battery with fast charging support and also has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button.
For comparison the Galaxy A9 2016 packed 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera and 4000mAh battery.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro is priced at CNY 3499 ($540 | Rs. 38,000) and will be initially available in China in Rose, Gold, White and Pink variants.
Samsung launched the Galaxy A9 in December last year, and soon after reports suggested that Samsung is working on a beefed up version of it, called Galaxy A9 Pro (model number SM-A9100). Since then, the Galaxy A9 Pro has surfaced on benchmarking websites (1, 2), revealing key specs.
Now, the Galaxy A9 Pro has been certified by China's
Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center or TENAA, giving us the first look at the device and confirming the rumored specs.
As per TENAA listing the Galaxy A9 Pro will have a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display and equipped with octa-core Snapdragon 652 SoC, 4GB RAM and 32GB internal storage (microSD card support). For imaging there is 16MP rear camera and 8MP front facing camera. The Galaxy A9 Pro supports 4G LTE and runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
For comparison sake, the Galaxy A9 comes with 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera and runs Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. The rest of the specs is similar to Galaxy A9 Pro.
It is also likely that the Galaxy A9 Pro will have a fingerprint scanner embedded into the home button and support Samsung Pay.
There are no details when Samsung will announce the Galaxy A9 Pro, but since it has passed TENAA, an official announcement is expected soon.
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Samsung is reportedly working on an enhanced version of Galaxy A9, the Galaxy A9 Pro with model number SM-A9100. Now, a device with the same model number has popped up at GFXBench database, confirming the existence of the it and revealing the possible innards.
According to the benchmark result, the Galaxy A9 Pro, comes with a smaller display, more RAM and gets a rear camera upgrade as compared to Galaxy A9. As per the listing, the Galaxy A9 Pro carries the model number AM-A9100 and comes with a smaller 5.5-inch 1080p display as compared to the Galaxy A9 2016, which had 6-inch 1080p display.
Under the hood there is 1.8GHz octa-core CPU with Cortex-A72 core inside a Qualcomm chip, which is the Snapdragon 652 SoC with Adreno 510 GPU, 4GB RAM (Galaxy A9 2016 had 3GB) and 32GB internal storage. The unit being tested runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
For photography there is 16-megapixel (Galaxy A9 2016 had 13MP) auto-focus camera on the back with LED flash and can record 1080p videos. Front facing camera is 8-megapixel. Other features listed include WiFi, NFC (Near Flield Communication), GPS, accelerometer, barometer, compass, light sensor, pedometer and proximity sensor.
That's all the details revealed by the benchmark result. As of now, there is no word when Samsung plans to release the Galaxy A9 Pro.
Samsung expanded the 2016 iteration of Galaxy A series in December 2015 with the launch of Galaxy A3, A5, A7 and A9 2016. Out of the four, the Galaxy A9 is the more appealing smartphone and boasts of very good specs.
Now, according to SamMobile, Samsung is reportedly working on a higher end variant of the Galaxy A9 2016 called the Galaxy A9 Pro (name could change). The A9 Pro is codenamed AM-A9100 and the development has already begun in China.
As of now, there are no hardware details of A9 Pro, but we can expect it to come with a higher screen resolution or bumped up RAM and storage. The Galaxy A9 Pro will be meant for the Chinese market, and it is not known whether it will make its way to global markets.
For reference, the Galaxy A9 2016 sports 6.0-inch
full-HD display and is equipped with Qualcomm's
Snapdragon 652 Octa-core SoC, 3GB RAM, 32GB in-built
storage, 13MP rear, 8MP front and a massive 4000mAh battery. A fingerprint sensor is also on-board. It is selling in China for $490 (Rs. 30,000).
