Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A6 has a general score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Xperia Z2a's 73 score. Samsung Galaxy A6 is a way thinner and a little lighter cellphone than Xperia Z2a. Sony Xperia Z2a features a much sharper display than Galaxy A6, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 1920 x 1080 resolution and a better pixels quantity per display inch.
Galaxy A6 has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2a, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Xperia Z2a counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy A6, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Xperia Z2a also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy A6 has a slightly better camera than Xperia Z2a, although it has a back facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution, a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality photographs and videos and a way worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. The Galaxy A6 and Xperia Z2a have extremely similar batteries.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A6 is also by far the cheapest one.
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