Samsung has announced the launch of Galaxy A9 Pro in India. Priced at Rs 32,490, it will be available in stores starting 26th September, 2016. The smartphone comes in Gold, Black and White color options.
Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro has a Glass and Metal design. It features a 6-inch full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED Display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The smartphone is equipped with a 1.8 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor and 4 GB RAM. The Galaxy A9 Pro offers 32GB of internal storage and an expandable memory up-to 256GB via micro SD card. The phone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
It is backed by a 5,000 mAh battery, which claims to offer Standby time of upto 22.5 days, talk-time of upto 32.5 hours, and video playback time of upto 26 hours. The battery comes with fast-charging feature, which claims to charge the battery from 0 to 100% in 160 minutes, and in mere 30 minutes it claims to charge the battery to upto 32%.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro has a 16-megapixel Autofocus camera with f1.9 aperture, OIS and LED flash in its rear panel, while an 8-megapixel camera with f1.9 Aperture is in its front. The smartphone also offers a fingerprint scanner. The device measures 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm and weighs 210 grams. Besides, the smartphone offers Dual SIM, 4G-LTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, GPS/A-GPS, a Micro USB port, Samsung KNOX, S-Voice, Screen Mirroring, Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, and Proximity Sensor.
Commenting on the launch, Manu Sharma, vice president, mobiles business, Samsung India Electronics, said, “The millennial generation is increasingly consuming content on their smartphones & the 6†sAMOLED display on Galaxy A9 Pro enhances that experience. With capabilities like multitasking with higher memory and advanced processor, one of the largest batteries in the industry for long lasting use and an enhanced camera with Optical Image Stabilizer along-with low light photography capability, the Galaxy A9 Pro provides a Flagship experience. We are excited to expand our Galaxy A series with the new Galaxy A9 Pro which offers a differentiated experience to our consumers for their active lifestyle.”