The Galaxy A6 is powered by the company’s Exynos 7870 processor, paired with options of either 3GB RAM with 32GB storage or 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus is running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 CPU, and similar memory configurations of 3GB RAM or 4GB RAM, coupled with 32GB or 64GB storage respectively.
In terms of optics, the Galaxy A6 features a 16MP single-lens rear camera with f/1.9 aperture lens, whereas the Galaxy A6 Plus sports a 16MP + 5MP dual-rear camera setup with a f/1.7 and a f/1.9 aperture lenses respectively. The main camera on the Galaxy A6 Plus also supports the live focus feature, which first debuted with the Galaxy Note 8 smartphones, and allows users to adjust the depth of field for highlighting the subject. The smartphones come with a front facing adjustable LED flash, which supplements the 16MP front-facing camera on the Galaxy A6 and the 24MP sensor on the Galaxy A6 Plus.
The website also reveals that the two smartphones will come with Samsung’s smart digital assistant, Bixby. However, the feature is not available in its entirety as there is no Bixby voice available for either of the A6 models. Both mobile phones come with a rear placed fingerprint scanner and the Galaxy A6 is backed by a 3000 mAh battery whereas the Galaxy A6 Plus packs a 3,500 mAh battery. They both will be shipped with Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box.
It’s interesting to note that the Samsung Galaxy S9+ powered by the Exynos 9810 SoC, which we tested, scored 3769 in single-core and 8938 in multi-core performance tests. If the Geekbench score of the Galaxy Note 9 with Snapdragon 845 is to be believed, then it underperforms when compared to Galaxy S9+ with Exynos 9810 SoC. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is also expected to launch running on the latest version of Android 8.1 Oreo and the listing suggests the same.