Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-03 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A6 has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1)'s 73.1 general score. Even when Galaxy A6 and the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) were only released with a few months difference, Galaxy A6 is a little thinner and somewhat lighter. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A6, because it has a greater amount of pixels per display inch, a way better 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bit bigger display. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A6, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy A6 has just a bit better camera than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), and although they both have the same video definition, the Galaxy A6 also has higher video frame rate, a lot larger aperture and a more mega-pixels back camera. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A6, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy A6 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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