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| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-18 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A6 has a general score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Amazon Fire Phone's 71.1 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A6 design is noticeably newer and somewhat thinner than the Amazon Fire Phone's, although it is just a little bit heavier. The Amazon Fire Phone counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A6, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels quantity per screen inch.
Amazon Fire Phone counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has 4 less processing cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy A6 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire Phone, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A6 also has a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and videos and a better 16 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy A6 counts with much more memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A6 features longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2400mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy A6 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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