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Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Star

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Rs. 31,990
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 31,690
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Summary
76%
80%
Performance

Snapdragon 652

3 GB RAM

Snapdragon 660

4 GB RAM

Display

6.0" (15.24 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

6.28" (15.95 cm)

1080x2220 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

16 MP + 24 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

24 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

3700 mAh

Storage

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

2/5 based on 4 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy A9 is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy A9 Star is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

CPU

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 510

Adreno 512

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 " (15.24 cm)

6.28 " (15.95 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2220 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi

393 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.69 %

80.4 %

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 161.7 mm
Width: 80.9 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm

Height: 162.4 mm
Width: 77 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm

Weight

200 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Gold, Pink, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Resolution

13 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

16 MP f/1.7, Primary Camera
24 MP f/1.7

Autofocus

OIS

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

24 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

4000 mAh

3700 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Fast

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 256 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 49.1 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg, Body: 1.33 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Applications

Bixby, Samsung Pay