Honor 8C vs Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Honor 8C

Honor 8C

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Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

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Honor 8C or Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Honor 8C Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)
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Release date 2018, October 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.2 x 76 x 0 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 2.99 in 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.79 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 159 g | 5.61 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Platinum Gold Black, Gold, Blue, Lavender
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 170 EUR 200 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.26" in 5.6" in
Screen area 97.8 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.9% 75.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 720 x 1480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- ANT+
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