Samsung Galaxy A6 And A6+ (2018) Specifications, Price In Nigeria

Samsung has unveiled the 2018 version of the Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ smartphone to the amazement of fans all over the world. Here I have provided the specs of both devices as well as the price in Nigeria and the Globe as a whole so that you have idea of what the phone is all about and the price range to budget for. This post will also work you through the difference between Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ smartphones.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A6
The Samsung Galaxy A6 features 5.6 inches display and powered by Exynos 7870 Octa core processor. It runs Android 8.0 out of the box and has 4GB/3GB RAM and 32GB/64GB ROM variants.

In the photography department, there are 16-megapixel cameras at the back and in front while the fingerprint scanner is mounted at the back.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A6 SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICE

WIRELESS NETWORKS

GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

AVAILABILITY

Announced 2018, May
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, May

DESIGN

Dimensions 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight -
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Samsung Pay

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes
- Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo)

PROCESSOR

Chipset Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1

MEMORY

Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERAS

Primary 16 MP (f/1.7), phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 16 MP (f/1.9), LED flash

MEDIA

Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)

CONNECTIVITY

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (optional)
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
- ANT+ support
- MP4/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC

Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Lavender
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

PRICING: About 310 EUR while in Nigeria, it will cost about N140,000

SAMSUNG GALAXY A6+

Once of the difference between Galaxy A6 and A6+ is that the former has a smaller screen size as the later boasts of a larger 6 inches display as against 5.6 inches on A6. Another difference is in the camera as Galaxy A6+ packs dual rear camera setup consisting of 16-megapixel and 5-megapixel shooters; it also has a 24MP front shooter for your selfies as against the 16MP on A6.

The galaxy A6 Plus also uses Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 as against the Exynos chipset on the smaller version. The battery capacity is as well slightly bigger than the other device. Of course the price of Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018) is higher than the price of its smaller sibling called Galaxy A6 (2018).

Apart from these disparities, all other features including OS versions, fingerprint, SIM support, RAM, inbuilt memory and lots more are the same.

In fact, both devices feature the same Infinity Displays used in the flagships Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8. Below is the full specs of the smartphone for more comprehensive details.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A6+ (2018) SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICE

WIRELESS NETWORKS

GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes