Essential Phone vs Samsung Galaxy J6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	May 21, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	5.43 oz / 154.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Black, Gold, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 76.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11	Date approved: Apr 17, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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