As the leader of the global smartphone market, Samsung is certainly required to bring innovation to solidify its position. This was answered by Samsung by presenting innovations in the form of the first smartphone with a quad-camera configuration as the main camera.
With a price tag of close to 8 million rupiah. Is quad cam innovation enough to plunge into the middle class competition map?
Wherever the 4 main camera lenses are placed, this section will still invite special attention to the physical appearance of the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Naturally, because this kind of configuration has never existed before. Samsung decided to put it in the upper left, similar to the position of the 3 cameras on the A7 (2018).
Together with an LED flash light, these four cameras of course cause a large asymmetrical effect on the back side. For some people this is certainly not a problem, but for others who are perfectionists or love balance, this dish seems to be a little annoying.
Not only are the four main cameras so striking and attract attention from the back side of the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). The color choices provided by Samsung through this cellphone are also very attractive. The Kellytech test is a Bubblegum Pink variant, the most feminine choice of the 3 choices available. The other two choices are Caviar Black and Lemonade Blue.
Unlike the other two choices, the Caviar Black variant appears with black evenly on the back side. Meanwhile, the Pink Bubblegum variant has the same character as Lemonade Blue which exposes color gradations from heavier tones on the lower side to near white on the upper side. More interesting, because the color gradation effect is not only presented on the back side, but also to the aluminum frame that surrounds this cellphone.
Hi-end style impressed on this phone with a special button presence for the Bixby feature, Samsung's virtual assistant. Whereas before this Bixby button only appeared in the Galaxy S series and Note series since making its debut on the Galaxy S8. And as far as Kellytech remembers, this Galaxy A9 (2018) is the first of the Galaxy A Series equipped with Bixby keys (Bixby Key).
Hi-end and up-to-date impressions are also felt thanks to the USB Type-C option as a gateway for connecting mobile phones with data cables and chargers. But there is something unusual, when Kellytech tries to connect the headset to this port with the help of a converter cable from the 3.5mm audio port to USB Type-C, the headset does not function properly. Fortunately, Samsung still provides a 3.5mm audio jack port on this Galaxy A9. Both the USB Type-C port and the 3.5mm audio jack are both placed on the bottom side.
Infinity Display
The 4 main camera configurations are not the only plus value of this Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Because the presence of the Galaxy's unique premium display infinity display on this phone is also not worthy of being underestimated.
With a 6.3-inch diagonal size and full HD + resolution in the "unusual" 18.5: 9 ratio, the screen of the Galaxy A9 (2018) is clearly more than just an interface menu viewer. For multimedia business, especially video, the screen of this cellphone has been very satisfying.
Without the talk of adopting a popular screen throughout the year, Kellytech must once again appreciate Samsung's decision to be consistent with the infinity display design as used in the Galaxy A9 (2018).
The AMOLED screen panel also allows this phone to carry the Always on Display feature that is very functional to display a number of important information on the screen in a locked state. but still saves power. This is thanks to the workings of AMOLED panels that are capable of turning on each pixel on the panel independently. So that only the pixels in the section that displays information are lit when the screen is locked and the Always on Display mode is displayed, while the other parts are completely off.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 uses Samsung Experience version 9.0 that binds Android Oreo on its operating system. Though Kellytech had hoped this phone was one of the first to adopt Samsung One UI which reportedly will replace Samsung Experience.
Premium impression is also felt in the system, where Samsung includes a number of applications and built-in features that also appear in the ranks of hi-end class phones such as SmartThings that allow users to control a number of devices at home and office only through this cellphone. Devices that can be controlled are of course certain smart devices made by Samsung.
There is also a Samsung Pass that will help users to quickly log in to a number of accounts owned by only doing biometric scanning. When you first log in to any social media account, users will be offered to store credentials (username and password) into the Samsung Pass feature. Once added, the user simply attaches the finger to the fingerprint scanner to enter the account that has been added. Interestingly, all accounts recognized by Samsung Pass will be synchronized on other Samsung devices that also have this feature.
Users can modify the social media application account on the Samsung Pass, through settings in the Settings> Biometric and security menu> Samsung Pass.
Quad Camera Innovation
Although inhabiting the Mid-High class, but the Galaxy A9 (2018) brings a number of features that previously appeared on Galaxy products in premium class such as the Galaxy S and Note series. The features in question include Super Slow Motion, Flaw Detection, Bixby Vision, My Emoji and Live Focus.
But the most interesting of course is the ability of the four cameras pinned behind. For information, the four cameras owned by this cellphone certainly carry different functions.
Starting from the top on the main camera arrangement behind. This camera has an 8 MP sensor with F / 2.4 openings and 120 ° wide viewing angle. This camera is an ultra wide camera, which is ideal for capturing shared photos (group photo) with a limited distance between the lens and photo objects or a wide-stretched landscape.
The second is a telephoto camera with a 10MP sensor and the same opening value as the first camera. It's just that this one camera has a lens with magnification (optical zoom) 2 times. So it's ideal for taking pictures that are a bit far away without having to approach objects.
The camera in the third from the top is the main camera among the four cameras behind. In normal situations, this camera is capable of taking the best quality images. Not only that, the 24MP sensor resolution and F / 1.7 lens openings on this camera are superior when compared to the other three.
With large openings, the 3rd camera is able to absorb more light towards the sensor. So the photos will look bright even though the lighting conditions around the object are dim when the photo is immortalized.
The last is the camera with the smallest resolution (5MP) and openings F / 2.2. This camera has the task as a depth sensor that is the detection of the distance between the main object of the photo and the background towards the lens. Thus the main camera is able to apply the bokeh effect better through its Live Focus feature.
In the auto mode and scene optimizer, there are three symbols that appear in the viewfinder area. These three symbols with pine trees represent the camera used.
A picture of an evergreen tree (right) represents a telephoto / zoom camera (10MP, 2X optical zoom). While the pictorial symbol is 2 fir trees (middle), representing the wide aperture main camera (24MP, F / 1.7). And the pictorial symbol of 3 fir trees (left) represents an ultra wide camera (8MP, 120 °). As for the camera that functions as a depth sensor, it can be utilized through the Live Focus feature.
Too expensive?
For some people, the SoC or chipset used on a cellphone is the main parameter before buying it. And if only judging from the chipset used without looking at other sectors such as screens and cameras, of course this Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) seems to "overprice" aka overpriced.
Because some competitor products that use the same SoC such as the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, RealMe 2 Pro and Vivo V11 Pro are priced at much cheaper prices. In fact, only about 50% of the price of this phone.
To assess fairer, of course users need to consider other sectors. Because the Galaxy A9 (2018) uses a relatively better screen panel, larger RAM and ROM memory, and certainly more camera sensors. All of these certainly contribute to making the price tag of the Galaxy A9 (2018) much higher.
Conclusion
If the camera sector is the main consideration for you in choosing a cellphone to be offered, then this Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) deserves to be nominated as a "must-have" this year. Not only in terms of hardware that makes it the first mobile phone with 4 main cameras, but also in terms of software, where the phone is equipped with a number of features typical of the flagship class Galaxy.
But if other sectors become prefects, for example chipset specifications, memory capacity both RAM and ROM or screen, it seems that the price tag embedded in this cellphone could be a reason to reconsider more carefully before bringing it home.
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