Samsung is getting ready to release a phone with four cameras

Samsung advocates will know that the A range of their smartphones are pretty affordable. They’re mid-range smartphones that are typically based on previous flagship phones, which means they cost less but they’re still fairly modern. One of their newest announcements is their A9 smartphone, which will be £549 when it goes on sale.



Despite the fact that the A9 isn’t one of Samsung’s flagship phones, it may still be treated like one. Earlier this year, Huawei announced it’s P20 Pro, which has three rear cameras – but Samsung have gone one step further with their four camera A9 smartphone. Considering that the phone has so many lenses and obviously has the tech to back them up, it’s surprising that the A9 is one of Samsung’s mid-range mobiles.



The four cameras include: an 8-megapixel, 120-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, a 10-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, a main lens that comes in at 24-megapixels and a 5-megapixel depth camera with live focus. That’s a lot of camera power for a mid-range phone, and it’s the first four-camera phone to come from any of the major smartphone companies.



Samsung is aware that their consumers buy their smartphones for their photographic abilities, and a lot of major companies have phone cameras that are powerful enough to take on professional digital cameras. In the past, Samsung has mentioned that they want to make sure that that their customers can get the best possible product for their budget. The don’t want to restrict their designs to their flagship phones; in fact, they prefer to design each range of their smartphones with their newest innovations.



Some might think that four rear cameras might be excessive, but today’s smartphone users typically communicate through photos – which is something that Samsung understand. We take selfies and caption them, there’s Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and many other sites that are focused around images. Taking photos and uploading them onto a website are a part of many people’s daily lives.



Along with the four cameras, the A9 is also equipped with the Qualcomm 660 processor, a 3,800mAH battery, and a 6.38-inch display. The phone will come in three aesthetically pleasing colours: black, blue, and bubblegum pink. There’s also 128GB of storage. It’s a phone that is aimed at Instagram users; and there’s plenty of those in the Gen x and Gen Y generations.



Samsung seem to be releasing more and more phones at the moment, particularly smartphones of a lower price range. The mid-range smartphone market is on the rise, up 46% from last year’s figures. Kate Beaumont, Samsung’s director of product, services, and commercial strategy, said in an interview that Samsung are aware of how important it is to give people more choice. Samsung wants to create the right features in their phones to win the vote of people who are looking for certain types of smartphone; including those who are on a set budget and cannot afford the newer, more expensive devices that have taken over the market this year.



