Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Essential Phone Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2018	May 30, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 mm	5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.43 oz / 154.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue	Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 76.02% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2560x1312px, 504 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3040 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Second camera
	13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash)	8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 17, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN	Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J6 Specs	Essential Phone Specs
PhoneArena Review
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User Reviews
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