Samsung Galaxy A9 2016 SM-A9000 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 SM-A8000
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 161.70 x 80.90 x 7.40 mm | 158.00 x 76.80 x 5.90 mm |
| Weight | 200.00 g | 151.00 g |
| Display size | 6.00" | 5.70" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (6.00") 367 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.70") 386 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3050 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Fast Charging | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB |
| End-user memory | 24.1 GB | 10.73 GB, 25.1 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop |
| Interface | TouchWiz | TouchWiz |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 |
| Processor clock | 1800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 510 | Adreno 405 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) |  | 0,672 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | | nanoSIM, microSD |
| Announced | 4Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 |
| Other names | SM-A9000Z | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2100, 1800 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| CDMA | | 850 |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | 1900 2000 |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Resolution | 4224x3168 px | 5312x2988 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.263, MPEG4 - 30 fps | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, OIS, f/1.9 | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.263, MPEG4 - 30 fps | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 30 fps |
| Additional | f/1.9 | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | - |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 | v4.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |