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UMIDIGI A9

UMIDIGI A9
$109
Brand: UMIDIGI
Category: Phones
  • Display 6.53-inch 720 x 1600 pixels HD+ display
  • Camera 13 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Main/ 8 MP front
  • Memory 3GB RAM / 64GB ROM
  • Platform Helio G25 / Android 11

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

9.2
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 9 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 10 / 10

UMIDIGI A9 Highlights and Overview

UMIDIGI A9 is the smaller version of the A9 Pro, so instead of the Helio P60 in the Pro version, you are getting Helio G25 from Mediatek, but this vanilla A9 offers larger display and bigger battery than the A9 Pro annnounced back in July of 2020. The phone sports a 6.53-inches screen with a dewdrop notch and 720 x 1600 pixels resolutions.

Under the hood, the UMIDIGI A9 runs on the aforementioned Mediatek Helio G25 octa-core CPU, clocked at 2.0GHz, along with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.

On the camera department, the device comes with a three camera modules at the back, which includes a 13-megapixel main lens, 120-degree 8-megapixel wide lens and a third 2-megapixel depth sensor. For selfie, there is a single 8-megapixel lens in the notch upfront.

Interestingly, the A9 has a rear fingerprint scanner, support dual-SIMs with 4G LTE network, has a large 5150 mAh battery with 10W charger vis OTG-enabled USB Type-C and run on the latest Google Android 11 out of the box. The full specs of UMIDIGI’s new A9 smartphone is contained in the table below.

UMIDIGI A9 Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM Bands 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
3G Network Bands HSDPA Bands 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700), 5 (850) , 6 (800), 8 (900), 19 (800)
4G Network Bands LTE Bands 1-5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17-20, 26, 28, 34, 38-41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 164 x 77.14 x 9.45 mm
Weight 204 grams
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.53 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 PPI density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 11
Chipset MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GE8320 (650 MHz)

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 3 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Triple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 13 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP main camera
Camera Features Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
Self-timer
Scene mode
Video Resolution 1080@30fps, 720p@30fps,

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 8-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture
Camera Features FaceID,
6-level AI face Beauty
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
FM Radio Yes, FM Radio

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Po 5150 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 38 hours
Stand-by Up to 580 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

UMIDIGI A9 User Reviews and Opinions

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