Samsung Galaxy A6 vs Nokia 3.1 A Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A6
Samsung Galaxy A6 Nokia 3.1 A
Released · May 22, 2018
Released · Jun 10, 2019
5.6-inch · 1480x720px
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
2990 mAh

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.85% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2990 mAh

Camera

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

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
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 29, 30
3G Bands
5, 2, 1 5, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
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: Oct 12, 2019
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA1140
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: 0.91 W/kg
Body: 0.81 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg
Phablet: 3.41 W/kg

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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