Screen size
equal specsA3593.5"
A93.5"
Quick verdict
A359 and A9 are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
A359
4
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
A9
4
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
A359
GSM / HSPA
A9
GSM
2G bands
A359
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
A9
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
A359
HSDPA
A9
-
Speed
A359
HSPA
A9
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
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GPRS
A359
Yes
A9
Yes
EDGE
A359
Yes
A9
No
Announced
A359
2015, May. Released 2015, May
A9
2012
Status
A359
Discontinued
A9
Discontinued
Dimensions
A359
114.5 x 62.3 x 10.4 mm (4.51 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
A9
120 x 62 x 12.9 mm (4.72 x 2.44 x 0.51 in)
Weight
A359
95.5 g (3.39 oz)
A9
110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
A359
Dual SIM
A9
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Type
A359
TFT, 256K colors
A9
TFT, 256K colors
Size
A359
3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~51.1% screen-to-body ratio)
A9
3.5 inches, 34.9 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
A359
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)
A9
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~267 ppi density)
OS
A359
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
A9
-
Chipset
A359
Spreadtrum 7715
A9
-
CPU
A359
1.0 GHz
A9
-
GPU
A359
Mali-400
A9
-
Card slot
A359
microSDHC
A9
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
A359
512MB 256MB RAM
A9
-
Phonebook
A359
-
A9
2000 entries
Call records
A359
-
A9
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Single
A359
2 MP
A9
3.15 MP
Features
A359
LED flash
A9
-
Video
A359
Yes
A9
Yes
Other
A359
No
A9
No
Loudspeaker
A359
Yes
A9
Yes
3.5mm jack
A359
Yes
A9
Yes
WLAN
A359
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
A9
No
Bluetooth
A359
2.0
A9
2.0
Positioning
A359
GPS
A9
No
NFC
A359
No
A9
-
Radio
A359
FM radio
A9
Stereo FM radio
USB
A359
microUSB
A9
microUSB
Sensors
A359
Accelerometer
A9
Messaging
A359
-
A9
SMS, MMS
Games
A359
-
A9
Yes
Java
A359
-
A9
Yes
Other
A359
-
A9
SNS applications MP3/WAV/eAAC player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Type
A359
Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
A9
Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by
A359
-
A9
Up to 500 h
Talk time
A359
-
A9
Up to 6 h 40 min
Colors
A359
Black, Red+Black, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Brown, Silver
A9
Black
SAR EU
A359
0.49 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
A9
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