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Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)


Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)


Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Released in May 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,480 pixels and 294 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7870 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in January 2017. Features 4.7 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 312 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7870 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,350 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much larger screen (16%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much better battery capacity (22%)
  • Much lighter (17%)
  • Better quality screen (6%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date May 2018 January 2017
Operating System Experience UI (Android 8.0) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 in
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in
Weight 162 g
5.71 oz
138 g
4.87 oz
Screen
Size 5.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,480 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 294 312
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.7 Wide 13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB
4 GB
2 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7870
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7870
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-T830 MP1
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 2,350 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

5.6"
162 g
5.71 oz

4.7"
138 g
4.87 oz