Samsung has finally recognized the fact that its competitors are becoming more aggressive to steal its position as the world’s leading mobile manufacturer. This year, the Korean tech giant has dropped its camera-centric devices to the the mid-range market – the
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) with triple rear shooters, and the
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) with an interesting four snappers on its back.
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| Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) First Camera Samples |
The two new mid-rangers seemed to be a preview about the brand’s next flagship smartphones’ camera performance. Of course, its upcoming Galaxy S and Note series will surely boast a more capable camera modules resulting into a better performance, isn’t it?
Luckily, our team got a chance to play around with the Galaxy A9 (2018) to test its offerings. As a quick recap, the device comes with a quad-camera setup on its back composed of a
24-megapixel main shooter,
10-megapixel f/2.4 for 2x telephoto optical zoom,
8-megapixel f/2.4 for ultra-wide shots, and
5-megapixel f/2.2 depth sensor. It is mounted with a
24-megapixel f/2.0 selfie snapper, too.
Sample Photos:
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| Wide/Indoor |
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| Wide/Indoor |
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| Wide/Outdoor |
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| Wide/Outdoor |
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| Indoor |
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| Wide/Indoor |
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| Lowlight/Indoor |
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| Indoor |
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| Telephoto/2x Zoom |
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) comes with various camera features to deliver great images. These include the new Scene Optimizer, Auto, Live Focus, Beauty, Pro, Slow Motion, AR Emoji, and Hyperlapse. Having four cameras with different functions, the device allows users to choose between a regular mode, ultra-wide shot, and its telephoto lens when capturing photos.
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| Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) |
This year’s A9 variant promised to level up your lowlight photos, and in overall, it didn’t disappoint us. The device produced sharp images with great details and colors. However, when shooting in lowlight, images turned slightly grainy – as noises became visible, too. We also found its wide and telephoto lens hard to focus on subjects. It’s tolerable though.
What can you say? Is it a yay or nay?
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs:
- Dual SIM, dual stand-by, supports LTE connectivity
- 6.3-inch Super AMOLED FHD+ (2220 x 1080) capacitive touchscreen, 392ppi
- Dimensions: 162.5mm x 77mm x 7.8mm
- Weight: 183 grams
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 2.2GHz octa-core CPU, Snapdragon 660 chipset, Adreno 512 GPU
- 6GB RAM
- 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 512GB via microSD card
- 24MP f/1.7 AF + 10MP f/2.4 telephoto lens + 8MP f/2.4 120-degree ultra wide + 5MP f/2.2 depth main rear cameras
- 24MP front camera
- Multimedia Player
- 3.5mm audio jack
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Bluetooth 5.0
- NFC
- GPS with A-GPS GLONASS, BeiDou
- USB Type-C
- Sensors: Fingerprint, accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure
- 3800mAh battery with fast charging
- Colors: Blue, black, gold, pink
- Price: Php32,990
