Chinese smartphone maker UMIDIGI has launched a new budget smartphone, the A9 Pro. Touted to be a pro in camera, the device has a Sony sensor on both the rear and front camera setups. The phone starts at an aggressive price of US$ 119.99 and will go on sale from October 16 at 00:00 PDT.
UMIDIGI shared a product video along with
a press release to highlight the features of the A9 Pro. The device looks just
like any other entry-level UMIDIGI smartphone. The company says it is a direct
successor to the UMIDIGI A7 Pro that launched a few months back. The new budget
smartphone will be available on AliExpress starting from October 16th. The
device is priced aggressively at US$ 119.99 as opposed to US$ 199.99 for the 4GB/64GB
variant, while the 6GB/128GB variant is priced at US$ 139.99
The entry-level device features a 6.3-inch
FHD+ display with 2340×1080 pixels and 2.5D glass a water-drop notch. The power
and volume buttons are on the right, while the left has a dedicated shortcut
key(Temperature measurement/PTT) and SIM Card slot. The rear panel has a
fingerprint sensor and a quad-camera layout. Powering the device is Mediatek
Helio P60 SoC along with Mali G72 MP3 GPU. The device is available in two
storage variants- 4/6GB LPDDR4x RAM and 64/128GB UFS 2.1 storage respectively.
At the back, it has a rectangle camera
layout with four sensors. The main lens is a 48MP f/1.79 Sony sensor. However,
this is found only on the 6/128GB variant. The 4/64GB model has a 32MP Sony
sensor. Other lenses are the same on both which include 16MP 120° FOV
ultra-wide, two 5MP depth, and macro sensors. Front has a 32MP selfie shooter.
Additionally, A9 Pro also has an infrared
sensor on the rear panel to measure the body temperature of people without
touching them. Other features include 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS,
Galileo, 4,150mAh battery with 10W charging via USB-C. The device comes in
Forest Green and Onyx Black color options.
