Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

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Xiaomi Mi A1

Xiaomi Mi A1

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Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) or Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Xiaomi Mi A1
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Release date 2018, May 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.79 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 159 g | 5.61 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Lavender Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 200 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.6" in 5.5" in
Screen area 79.6 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 70.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1480 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide) 5 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 96807
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 190
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 841
GeekBench 5 Single Core 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1000
GeekBench 4 Single Core 859
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4171
GeekBench 4 Battery 3415

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

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