Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A6
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A6
Released · Oct 01, 2016
Released · May 22, 2018
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.6-inch · 1480x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016 May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$360

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.42 oz (182.0 g) 5.71 oz (162.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
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
8 MP 16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 1.40 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.40 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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