Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Star lite goes official in China: Design, specs and price

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Korean smartphone maker Samsung has announced two new mid-range devices in its Galaxy A series known as the Galaxy A9 Star and Galaxy A9 Star Lite. The two devices have been rumored for some time now and Samsung has finally announced them in China. Both the phones are currently available for pre-order and will go on sale in China from June 15.

First we will talk about the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star which runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.0 skinned on top and features a 6.28-inch full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display with a resolution of 2220 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9.

The Samsung Galaxy A9 is powered by an octa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC coupled with Adreno 512 GPU. The device has been launched with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage which is further expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card.

The Samsung Galaxy A9 Star features a dual camera setup at the back consisting of a 16MP primary camera with f/1.7 aperture, phase detection autofocus, an LED flash and a secondary 24MP camera. On the front, the device sports a 24MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.

The Samsung Galaxy A9 Star is powered by a 3,700mAh battery with Fast charge support.

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Lite is the budget friendly variant of the Galaxy A9 Star and features a bit different specifications and design. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.0 skinned on top and features a 6-inch full HD+ Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2220 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9.

Now let's get to the performance, Galaxy A9 Star Lite is powered by an octa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC coupled with Adreno 506 GPU. In terms of memory, the device features 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage which is further expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card.

In camera department, the Galaxy A9 Star Lite features a dual camera setup at the back that consists of a 16MP primary camera with f/1.7 aperture, an LED flash and a secondary 5MP camera with f/1.9 aperture. On the front, the device sports a 24MP selfie camera with f/1.9 aperture and an LED flash. The Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Lite is powered by a 3,500mAh battery and connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack and FM Radio.

The Galaxy A9 Star has been priced at CNY 2,999 (which comes slightly above 53,000 PKR) and the Galaxy A9 Star Lite is priced at CNY 1,999 (that is approx 36,000 PKR)