Entry-level · 2016

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

Name: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Xiaomi Poco C50

A basic entry-level phone with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 653 6 / 64 GB

4000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

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 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm) · 8-core 1.95 GHz · Adreno 510

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

80,989

CPU

8-core, 1.95 GHz

GPU

Adreno 510

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

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

Camera

16 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.9

Front camera

16 MP f/1.9

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 18 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 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

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

189 g · 6.9 mm

Height

162.9 mm

Width

80.7 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

Weight

189 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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

104% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

81k vs 238k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 189 g vs 138 g

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Samsung Galaxy S7

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

64 GB vs 32 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

81k vs 189k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 152 g

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