Samsung Galaxy A9 Event

Samsung is introducing the world’s first phone with a four camera on the back – the Samsung Galaxy A9.

After OnePlus and Xiomi Pocophone, Samsung is also trying to promote its mid range phone to attract customers.

The Galaxy A9 was launched on Thursday at the launch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Samsung announced the world's first phone with four rear cameras. And the notable thing here is that it doesn't come on a flagship Galaxy S phone, but a mid-range Galaxy A device. Four cameras are a lot of sensors for a phone, but Samsung says it will give users the ability to capture a variety of shots from a single device. 

It comes shortly after Samsung’s first triple camera phone, the Galaxy A7, and builds on it with the addition of a telephoto camera. Between it and the ultra-wide angle camera, you can choose to focus on a detail or capture more of the scene.

The rear cameras includes a 24MP main sensor with f/1.7 aperture, an 8MP 120-degree ultra wide-angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, a 10MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and a 5MP depth sensor for live focus. The front camera also sees a 24MP selfie snap.

While the cameras are the Galaxy A9's most defining feature, it is imperative that we talk about the unique design. The front is a familiar tall AMOLED Inifinity Display, which looks great, but the rear panel is what will attract you even more. A finger print sensor is also there on the back side.

The Galaxy A9 has a large Super AMOLED screen – 6.3” in diagonal. It has 1,080 x 2,220px resolution and is notch free. There’s a 24MP selfie camera (f/2.0) above that screen. This brings the camera count to 5 total.

Both versions of the A9, 6GB of RAM or 8GB comes with 128GB of storage (plus a microSD slot for up to 512GB more).

The Samsung Galaxy A9 will be available in select markets early next month(November).

There will be three colors to choose from: Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue and Bubblegum Pink. 

Lastly, Samsung is also touting a large 3,800mAh battery with fast charge support via USB Type-C.

Pricing is yet to be detailed.