Nokia 3.1 A vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2019	May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$90	$360

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches 152.7 x 71.9 x 9.4 mm	5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.5 oz / 156.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Metal
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.85% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2990 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	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
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 720p	16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	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	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 29, 30	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
3G Bands
5, 2	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	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: Oct 12, 2019 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA1140	Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg Phablet: 3.41 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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