Samsung Galaxy A6 vs LG Velvet Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018	May 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$360	$600

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm	6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 167.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue	Aurora white, Aurora green, Aurora gray, Illusion sunset, Aurora silver

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.89% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	P-OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2460x1080px, 20.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	2.4 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 620
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 9.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

9h 56min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p EIS
Front
16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A	Date approved: Jun 30, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900UM
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 3.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

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

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: May 11, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900EM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

non 5G version for Europe

System chip	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU	Adreno 630
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	8, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

for Verizon

Type	4000 mAh
5G Bands	n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	5.1
Prices (MSRP)	$700

for T-Mobile

System chip	MediaTek Dimensity 1000C (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Arm Mali-G57
5G Bands	n2, n25, n41, n66, n71
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 48

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