First Galaxy A9 (2018) commercial touts the quad camera

The Galaxy A9 (2018) is the world’s first smartphone with a quad camera. Samsung is obviously going to tout this. It has become the only come to launch such a device. The new Galaxy A9 was unveiled at an event in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. With the launch out of the way, Samsung can now get down to the business of selling this device. It has released the first Galaxy A9 TV commercial. As expected, the quad camera is the star of the show. The entire...

Samsung boss says foldable device will double as a tablet and phone

Much has been said and written about Samsung’s foldable device. The company has been working on it for a couple of years. More information about this device will be provided at SDC 2018 next month. The device may not be out until next year. DJ Koh, president and CEO of Samsung’s mobile division, dropped some hints about the foldable device on the sidelines of the Galaxy A9 launch event in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He said that the device will double...

Here’s one scene captured by each of the Galaxy A9’s four rear cameras

The Galaxy A9 is the world’s first smartphone with four rear cameras. You get a 24-megapixel lens for regular pictures, a 5-megapixel lens for bokeh (Live Focus) pictures, a telephoto lens for zooming in on a subject, and an ultra-wide lens for capturing, well, a wider scene than regular cameras. And if you’re wondering how each of these makes a difference to what you capture, we have a camera sample...

Best Galaxy A9 (2018) features: It’s all about the camera

The wait is finally over for those who were looking forward to Samsung’s first quad camera smartphone. It also happens to be the world’s first smartphone with four cameras at the back. It has quite a few features but here are some of the best Galaxy A9 (2018) features for which you may consider spending your money on this device. Most of them are camera-related and that was to be expected from this...

Samsung’s new Galaxy A9 makes the dedicated Bixby key less annoying

Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy A9 today. Like many of its premium devices, it too has a dedicated Bixby key. The qualm that a lot of users have had with this key is that it doesn’t do much to prevent accidental presses. It’s even more irksome on the Galaxy Note 9 which has softer buttons. It doesn’t help that the handset doesn’t allow Bixby to be permanently disabled. However, Samsung has tried to find a middle ground by requiring two quick presses...

Galaxy A9 (2018) hands-on: The world’s first quad-camera smartphone

Not long after Samsung launched its first smartphone with a triple-camera at the back, it’s following that up today with the Galaxy A9. It’s the world’s first quad-camera smartphone. That’s a fact that Samsung reminded us multiple times during today’s event in Kuala Lumpur. It’s quite the about-face for a company that not too long ago said it didn’t want to be the “world’s first” if it meant rushing...

Samsung indirectly mocked the Google Pixel 3 XL notch on Twitter

Samsung has been known to make fun of Apple products on its social media channels and through proper made-for-television video commercials, even as it supplies many of the important iPhone components to its Cupertino rival in the background. Well, Samsung US decided the notch on the new Google Pixel flagship needs to be mocked as well and proceeded to do just that on Twitter during and after the Pixel 3 XL’s announcement. Google Pixel 3 XL notch...

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs the original Galaxy A9

Samsung released the original Galaxy A9 back in January 2016. Nearly three years later, the company has now launched another Galaxy A9. Samsung’s smartphone lineup and naming pattern have always been a convoluted mess with too many models and less-than-representative names. So, it is difficult to say if the Galaxy A9 (2018) is a successor to the original Galaxy A9 in any way other than the name itself. A...

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Galaxy A7 (2018)

To tackle the growing dominance of Chinese OEMs, DJ Koh, head of Samsung Mobile, announced a major change in strategy for the company’s midrange smartphone lineup a couple of months back. Instead of trickling down features from the Galaxy flagship models, Samsung decided to launch mid-range smartphones packed with new features that may be missing even from its top-of-the-line products. Samsung Galaxy...

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) price and release date

The Galaxy A9 (2018) is the world’s first smartphone with four cameras at the back. In addition to a 24MP primary camera and a 5MP depth sensor for Live Focus shots, the Galaxy A9 comes with a telephoto lens for 2x optical zoom capability and an ultra-wide lens for 120-degree photos. The A9 is also packed to the brim with other interesting features. Those include the Snapdragon 710 SoC, up to 8GB of RAM, and a 3,800 mAh battery. Galaxy A9 price and...

Galaxy A9 (2018) with quad rear camera, 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 710 now official

It’s here, folks. Samsung only recently launched its first phone with three rear cameras, and it’s now taking things up a notch with the Galaxy A9 and its quad-camera setup. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is the first non-flagship Samsung phone with a dedicated telephoto camera lens for 2x optical zoom. It also gets an ultra-wide sensor (120-degree field of view, 8MP, F2.4) like the A7, a 5MP depth sensor for...