Entry-level · 2016

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Tecno Pop 6 Pro Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy J6's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ AMOLED · 60Hz

652 4 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.0″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.0"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Adreno 510

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

73,592

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 510

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A72 1.8 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.2 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), Experience UI 9 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), Experience UI 9

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.9

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

Samsung S5K3L2, 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy J6 , Samsung Galaxy J5

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8

Build & Design

210 g · 7.9 mm

Height

161.7 mm

Width

80.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

210 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 6″ vs 4.7″ screen

155% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

74k vs 238k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 210 g vs 138 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

67% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

74k vs 189k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video · 16 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 152 g

Full comparison

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