Samsung has gone official with its mid-range Galaxy C9 Pro smartphone in India. The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is the company’s first smartphone with 6GB of RAM and was launched in China back in October 2016.

Basically, the specifications and design are consistent with the one released in China but the price tags differ slightly. The Galaxy C9 Pro arrived in Chian with a 3,199 yuan price tag (around Rs. 31,700, $470) but in India the smartphone starts at RS 36,900. The device will become available for pre-order or reservations from January 27 via select stores and online e-commerce websites. While it will be available for purchase towards the end of February 2017.

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To refresh our memories, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro features a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 processor accompanied by 6GB of RAM. The smartphone also comes with 64GB of internal memory which can be expanded further via microSD slot. The C9 Pro sports a 16MP rear camera  as well as a 16MP sensor up front which both promise better picture qualities. It is a dual SIM phone with support for 4G LTE connectivity. The Galaxy C9 pro also runs TouchWiz UI based on Android Marshmallow OS. Other features include a 4,000mAh battery with fast charge support, a front-mounted fingerprint sensor and USB Type-C data and charging port.

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Samsung’s first 6GB RAM phone is not any of the more famous galaxy models but a sort of China exclusive phone in form of the Galaxy C9 Pro.

Announced back in October, the C9 Pro can be classified as a high mid-range phone. It has a 6” 1920 x 1080p Super AMOLED display and is powered by a Snapdragon 653 processor. There is 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage which can be expanded via a micro SD card slot (Max. 256GB).

The Galaxy C9 Pro’s main camera is a 16MP f/1.9 sensor with PDAF and a dual-LED flash. The front facing camera is also a 16MP f/1.9 shooter but lacks a flash. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box and has a 4000mAh battery that supports fast charging. There is a front-facing fingerprint scanner which can also be used for cashless payments, HiFi audio, and a USB Type-C port.

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The Galaxy C9 Pro sports a tri-band antenna design similar to OPPO’s R9S. It will go on sale online on the 11th of November and offline sales will being a week later on the 18th for ¥3199 ($471).

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Yesterday, OPPO revealed an image of their upcoming R9S phone,showing off the new antenna design dubbed split antenna. Surprisingly, that same design is what is on the soon to be launched Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro.

Pictures of the upcoming phone shows the same triple lines on the upper and lower part of the phone. The lines are not only better than the previous one that runs around the frame of all-metal phones, they also give the phone a premium look.

The lines are said to be less than a mm thick (0.4mm to be exact) and integrated into the chassis through a precise CNC process. The lines also sport the same colour as the rest of the phone and doesn’t appear visible from afar.

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Specifications of the C9 Pro are still unknown but it’s sibling, the C9 is expected to launch with a 6” display, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, Snapdragon 652, and a 16MP rear camera. The C9 Pro may have a more powerful processor and keep the rest of the specs.

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