Google Pixel vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$749	$360

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm	5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
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, White	Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100	Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	4.2

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