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

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 5.5-inch
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.94 % 69.85 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm) Qualcomm 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
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 22.1 GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2990 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
3G
Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 2(1900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 360 $ 90
In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable, Headset and Documentation Charger, Charging / data cable, Quick guide

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018 Jun 07, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bluetooth 4.2
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