Huawei P9 lite vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2016	May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€299	$360

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches 146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm	5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.89% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 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
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash)	16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, 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
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
3G Bands
8, 2, 1	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 26, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVNS-L21	Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 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

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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