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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A6 is just a bit better than the Fairphone 5, with a overall score of 75.8 against 75.5. The Galaxy A6 body is noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner than the Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Fairphone 5 counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy A6, because it has a way greater pixel density, a larger display and a much higher 1224 x 2700 resolution.
Fairphone 5 counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A6, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Fairphone 5 has a better performing CPU than Galaxy A6, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Fairphone 5 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A6's camera is just as good as Fairphone 5's camera, because although the Galaxy A6 has a back camera with way less MP resolution and a way smaller camera sensor taking lot lower quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
Fairphone 5 counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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