Galaxy A9 specs leak: Samsung tipped to offer quad-camera setup

• Samsung’s Galaxy A9 will reportedly have four, rear-facing cameras.
• The phone will apparently have a standard camera, a depth sensor, a super-wide angle camera, and a telephoto shooter.
• Other potential specifications include a Snapdragon 660 chipset and up to 128GB of storage.

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Samsung is scheduled to hold a smartphone launch later this month (like many brands), and the company’s press invite and earlier rumors suggest we might get a phone with four cameras. Now, the spec sheet has purportedly been laid bare in a new leak.

German website All About Samsung (translated) has published what it claims is a list of details regarding the Samsung Galaxy A9, starting with a quad-camera setup on the rear. The website lists a 24MP OIS-enabled f/1.7 main shooter, a 5MP f/2.2 depth sensor for Live Focus effects, an 8MP f/2.4 super-wide angle camera (120-degree field of view), and a 10MP f/2.4 telephoto camera (2x zoom).

We wonder just how big these sensors could be if Samsung is indeed cramming four of them into the Galaxy A9. I’d be particularly keen to see night-time results from the 24MP camera. After all, high-resolution cameras usually suffer in low-light if the sensor and photo-sites are tiny.

The recently revealed Samsung Galaxy A7 packs a triple-camera setup. Samsung

A four-camera setup could still make for a very flexible photography platform, whether you’re taking wide cityscape shots or need to get closer to your subject. The 5MP depth sensor seems somewhat redundant though, as many phones use a telephoto camera (in conjunction with the main camera) to help calculate depth effects anyway.

The phone is also expected to offer a Snapdragon 660 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of expandable storage, a 6.28-inch AMOLED screen (full HD+), an 8MP f/1.7 selfie camera, a 3,720mAh battery, and USB Type-C connectivity.

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We’ll have to wait for October 11 to figure out if these specs are indeed accurate, but it looks like the industry is definitely moving beyond dual-camera pairings. The triple-camera-toting LG V40 ThinQ was just revealed this week, following in the footsteps of the trailblazing Huawei P20 Pro.

Looking ahead, all signs point to a triple-camera setup on the Huawei Mate 20 series, while rumors suggest the Samsung Galaxy S10 will be available in a triple-camera flavor too.

Would you buy a triple-camera smartphone? What do you look for in a smartphone camera setup? Sound off in the comments below.

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