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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)


Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)


Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Released in January 2017. Features 4.7 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 312 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7870 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,350 mAh battery.

Released in May 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,480 pixels and 294 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7870 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (17%)
  • Better quality screen (6%)
  • Much larger screen (16%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much better battery capacity (22%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date January 2017 May 2018
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) Experience UI (Android 8.0)
Dimensions
Size 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in
149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 in
Weight 138 g
4.87 oz
162 g
5.71 oz
Screen
Size 4.7 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 720 x 1,480 pixels
PPI 312 294
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 8 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
4 GB
Fixed 16 GB 32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7870
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7870
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-T830 MP1
Battery
Capacity 2,350 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False True
USB Type-C True False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

4.7"
138 g
4.87 oz

5.6"
162 g
5.71 oz