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.
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 |
Also Known As |
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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 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) |
Operating System | Android 11 |
Chipset | MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm) |
CPU | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | PowerVR GE8320 (650 MHz) |
RAM + ROM | 3 GB |
Card Slot | Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot) |
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, |
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 |
Loudspeaker | Yes |
Speaker Location | Chin, below display |
Audio Jack Type | Yes, 3.5mm audio jack |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE |
NFC | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
FM Radio | Yes, FM Radio |
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 |
Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
Box Contents | Charging Brick / USB cable |
We CANNOT guarantee 100% accuracy for the specification table above.