Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2018	Sep 20, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 mm	6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
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, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 76.02% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 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 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3300 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash)	24 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, 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, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 17, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN	Date approved: Sep 13, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
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: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J6 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Review