Samsung Galaxy A6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018	Dec 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$360

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm	5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Mali-G71
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

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	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera) 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 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, 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
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	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A	Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
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: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

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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