Samsung Galaxy A9 Leaked Specs Include Four Rear Cameras

Samsung will have a press event on Oct. 11 and it’s believed that the company will announce a new smartphone that features four cameras on its back. A new leak suggests that the upcoming device will be called the Galaxy A9 and it looks like most of its specs have already been revealed.

Information on the Samsung Galaxy A9 was leaked by the German website AllAboutSamsung. The upcoming handset is said to arrive with a 6.28-inch full HD+ 2,220 x 1,080 AMOLED display and feature slim bezels. It’s also very likely that the handset’s display will have a tall aspect ratio of 18.5:9 much like Samsung’s premium Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9. However, the Galaxy A9 will still be a mid-range device and it will be the successor to the Galaxy A9 Star that was released earlier this year.

Inside, the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It also has a microSD card for expanded storage capacity. It will be packing a larger 3,720 mAh battery which will support Quick Charge 2.0 fast charging over USB Type-C. On the software side of things, the device is expected to run Android 8.1 Oreo straight out of the box.

Overall, the internal specs are decent enough for a mid-range Android phone. However, the Galaxy A9 shines with its camera setup. The upcoming handset will be the very first Samsung smartphone to feature four cameras on its back. The cameras will be aligned vertically and will be located on the top left side of the device’s back.

The main camera is said to be equipped with a 24-megapixel sensor and an f/1.7 aperture lens. This camera also features optical image stabilization (OIS). The second camera comes with a 5-megapixel sensor and an f/2.2 aperture lens. This camera will primarily be used as a depth sensor to make Samsung’s signature “Live Focus” feature possible.

The third camera is said to have a 10-megapixel sensor and an f/2.4 aperture telephoto lens that’s capable of 2x optical zoom. The fourth and last rear camera will have an 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and 120-degree wide angle lens. Up front, the device will have an 8-megapixel shooter.

The quad-camera setup should provide users with different options on how to take photos. It’s very likely that the handset will attract smartphone photographers and millennials who want a premium camera experience without paying anything close to $1,000. The camera system on the Galaxy A9 will also likely come with AI-based features to deliver enhanced performance, as pointed out by SamMobile.

Unfortunately, there’s no information yet on the price or availability of the Samsung Galaxy A9. Luckily, those who are planning to buy the device won’t have to wait long since Samsung will announce the phone next week in Malaysia.