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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A6 is a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016), getting a overall score of 75.8 against 74.9. Samsung Galaxy A6's body is noticeably newer and lighter, but a little bit thicker than the Galaxy A9 (2016). Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A6, because it has a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a just a little higher pixel amount per inch of screen and a bit bigger display.
The Galaxy A6 features a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A6 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A6. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A9 (2016) and the Galaxy A6 feature similar cameras, and although the Galaxy A6 has a back facing camera with a better 16 megapixels resolution and a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and videos, they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The Galaxy A9 (2016) features greater battery life than Galaxy A6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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