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Samsung Galaxy A6 and A6 Plus launched: Price, Specifications and Alternatives

May 2, 2018 5:10 pm

The Galaxy A6 and the A6+ can be the what the Galaxy S9 mini and S9+ mini should have been.

South Korean Electronics Manufacturer, Samsung officially unveiled two new smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ are finally official. The company posted with the smartphones on their official international website.

However, only the specifications are mentioned and not the price. The A6 duo's design and camera are being promoted as their main point. The Duo comes in a variety of colours including Black, Gold, Blue, and Lavender colours. Both the A6 and the A6+ will be available starting mid-may. However, it will be only available in select European, Asian and Latin American markets. However, the duo will be released in additional markets throughout South Korea, Africa and China later on.

Samsung Galaxy A6, Galaxy A6+ Specifications

Starting with the display, the duo sports the same display as the Samsung's Galaxy S, Galaxy Note series. The smaller Galaxy A6 gets a 5.6-inch HD+ (720x1480 pixels) display while the larger Galaxy A6+ sports a larger 6.0-inch full-HD+ (1080x2220 pixels) display. Both of them feature a Samsung Infinity Display with 18.5:9 display and curved display.

The Galaxy A6+ comes with Dual camera setup and the display borrowed from the Galaxy S series

In terms of raw internals, The A6 and the A6+ comes with octa-core 1.6GHz and octa-core 1.8GHz SoC, respectively. Both of these handsets come with 3GB RAM + 32GB internal storage or 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variants. Both of these smartphones support microSD cards of up to 256GB capacities. They also are based on Android 8.0 Oreo and comes with the Samsung Bixby suite.

As for the optics, the Samsung Galaxy A6 gets a single 16-megapixel autofocus rear sensor with f/1.7 aperture. The Galaxy A6+, however, gets a dual rear camera setup with a 16-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.7 aperture and a secondary 5-megapixel sensor with f/1.9 aperture. For the selfies, the Galaxy A6 gets a 16-megapixel front camera and the Galaxy A6+ get a 24-megapixel front sensor, both with an aperture of f/1.9. The smaller Galaxy A6 comes with 3000mAh battery while the larger A6+ comes with 3500mAh unit.

Alternatives

The price of the Galaxy A6 and the A6+ was not been revealed, but here are some alternatives compared to expected price.

Moto X4

Moto X4 saw the return of the Moto X series with a bang.

The Moto X4 starts at Rs 21,000 and goes all the way up to Rs 25,000. The smartphone comes with 3/4/6GB of RAM depending on your variant and packs a full glass front and back. It also packs dual camera setup with 12MP+8MP sensors. However, it sports only 16:9 aspect ratio display.

Moto Z2 Play

What The Z2 Play lacks in power covers up with Moto Mods.

The Moto Z2 play lacks the dual camera setup at the back and comes with metal instead of glass at the back. It also lacks the 18.5:9 aspect ratio display. However, where it gains is its immense battery life and compatibility with Moto Mods.

Honor 8

Arguably the best mid-segment phone ever.

The Honor 8 comes packed with Dual rear camera setup at the back as well as at the front. The smartphone also sports a full view 18:9 aspect ratio display. It comes with Kirin 950 coupled with 4GB of RAM.

Lalit Wadhwa