Samsung Galaxy A6 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A6
Samsung Galaxy A6 Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine
Released · May 22, 2018
Released · Jun 29, 2018
5.6-inch · 1480x720px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018 Jun 29, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$360

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches
153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g 6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue Gold

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer

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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
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
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 01, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Date approved: May 07, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737P
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: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 3.91 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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