The Samsung Galaxy A9s launched as the first phone with quad rear cameras. There are other quad camera phones now like the Huawei P30 Pro and Galaxy S10 5G and both devices are currently the best camera phones money can buy, at least according to DxOMark. Nevertheless, the camera-review labs have also reviewed the pioneer of the quad-camera trend and the result is quite interesting.
The Galaxy A9s has the same number of cameras as the Huawei P30 Pro and Galaxy S10 5G but it doesn’t perform as well as either of the two phones. Heck! it is not even as good as the POCOPHONE F1 but it sure scores higher than the LG G7 ThinQ.
The Galaxy A9s quad camera setup includes a 24MP f/1.7 primary camera, a 10MP f/2.4 telephoto camera, an 8MP f/2.4 ultra-wide angle camera, and a 5MP f/2.2 depth sensor.
DxOMark has given the Galaxy A9s a total score of 86 which is split between 90 for photo and 77 for video. The A9s is praised for its accurate white balance (indoors and outdoors) and it is also great at capturing details when you use zoom outdoors. Where it falls short is in its limited dynamic range. It also doesn’t handle bokeh well, even blurring the subject in some cases.
For videos, the Galaxy A9s is said to have an effective stabilization and also controls noise well when shooting outdoors. However, the colors are unsaturated and the autofocus is slow.
The Galaxy A9s/Galaxy A9 (2018) actually has a good camera for a mid-range phone but with a price tag of INR 28,990 (~$415) for the 6GB + 128GB version, you are better off buying the POCOPHONE F1 which has a better camera, is much more powerful and costs much less. Unless you really need the ultra-wide angle sensor in the Samsung, we see no reason why you should pick it over the POCO F1.
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The Galaxy A9s has a 6.3-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 660 processor and up to 8GB of RAM. It also has a 24MP selfie camera, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a 3,800mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.
