Rumours of a new Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphone with a quadruple-lens primary camera have come to fruition, with the official announcement of the Galaxy A9 at a launch event on October 11th.
The device features a 6.3” Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 × 2220, 392 ppi, an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 and a screen-to-body ratio of 80.5%. A Snapdragon 660 powers the Android 8 operating system, along with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, expandable with a micro SD card up to 512GB in size.
Clearly the star of the show, the quad-lens primary camera packs in a 24MP phase-detection autofocus lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 10MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and a 5MP depth-sensing module. The primary camera records video in up to 2160p30, while the 24MP internal camera shoots at 1080p30. Both cameras support HDR.
The device also features a fast-charging 3,800mAh battery, USB-C connectivity, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC features, Bixby virtual assistant and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. It will ship in “selected markets” in November. Pricing is yet to be announced.
