<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A9	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
midrange	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	O
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
11	O
October	O
2018	O
at	O
the	O
A	O
Galaxy	O
event	O
in	O
Kuala	O
Lumpur	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A9	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
6.3	O
inch	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
Infinity	O
Display	O
with	O
curved	O
edges	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A8	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
supports	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
immersive	O
sound	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
predecessor	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A70	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
660	O
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
an	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
processor	B-General_Concept
consisting	O
of	O
4	O
performance	O
2.2GHz	O
Kryo	B-Application
260	O
and	O
4	O
efficient	O
1.8GHz	O
Kyro	O
260	O
cores	O
and	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
512	O
GPU	B-Architecture
backed	O
by	O
6GB/8GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
128GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
that	O
is	O
expandable	O
to	O
512GB	O
via	O
a	O
dedicated	O
microSD	B-Device
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A9	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
features	O
a	O
6.3	O
inch	O
Full	O
HD+	O
(	O
1080x2220	O
pixels	O
)	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
with	O
18.5:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
Experience	I-Application
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
upgradable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
extra	O
features	O
include	O
Bixby	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Bixby	B-Application
button	O
,	O
Always-on	O
Display	O
and	O
a	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
front	O
panel	O
with	O
a	O
reflective	O
glass	O
back	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
unveiling	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
go	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
selected	O
markets	O
from	O
November	O
2018	O
with	O
future	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
'	O
s	O
 '	O
is	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
current	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A9	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A8	I-Application
and	O
also	O
destined	O
for	O
only	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
