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Despite belonging to the mid-range segment, Samsung Galaxy A6/A6 Plus still possesses many characteristics from design to features borrowed from other premium and near-premium Galaxy series to bring new trendy experiences such as the borderless screen design, impressive dual selfie camera for portrait shots.
Luxurious Design Inherited from Premium Smartphone Lines
Delving into the design, Galaxy A6/A6+ bears a striking resemblance to its older sibling A8 2018, even more captivating with a robust and powerful appearance. The back with refined antenna lines still carries some resemblance to the J7 Pro.
The overall design of the device is truly captivating.
Galaxy A6/A6 2018 duo boasts a solid metal body that feels remarkably sturdy to hold, with smooth edges for comfortable grip and usage. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the back, making way for the Infinity Display, a significant improvement of the A6/A6+.
The back panel features antenna bands reminiscent of the Galaxy J7 Pro.
The rear of the device houses a single camera for the A6 and a dual camera setup for the A6+, alongside a fingerprint sensor for convenient user interaction. It's a bit regrettable that Samsung did not integrate iris scanning feature for the Galaxy A6/A6+.
Facial recognition feature on Galaxy A6+
However, compensating for this, the facial recognition feature combined with the pre-existing fingerprint biometric security mechanisms makes unlocking your device more convenient on the Galaxy A6/A6+. The facial recognition speed is also swift and accurate.
Screen bezels and the location of the memory card slot
The bezel-less 18:9 aspect ratio display utilizes SuperAMOLED technology.
The Samsung Galaxy A6 features a 5.6-inch SuperAMOLED display with HD+ resolution and an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A6+ boasts a Full HD resolution and a larger 6-inch display. Despite the trend towards increasing vertical display space, the A6/A6+ remains compact and sleek.
The 5.6-inch display on the Galaxy A6
As per Samsung's claim, the SuperAMOLED panel on the A6 and A6 Plus enhances contrast and color rendition, delivering a vibrant experience for users.
Advantages of SuperAMOLED screen colors
Impressive performance and power efficiency meeting all user needs
Samsung has significantly upgraded the performance of the Galaxy A6/A6+ compared to previous A Series models. Not only boasting a beautiful design, the Galaxy A6 is equipped with the Exynos 7870 processor, Mali T830 8-core GPU, clocked at 1.6GHz with options of 3GB or 4GB of RAM.
Specifications of the device
As for the Galaxy A6+, it features a robust configuration powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz, Adreno 506 GPU, with options of 3GB/4GB RAM and 32/64GB storage.
Both of these chips excel in high performance while generating minimal heat and consuming less power, running on the Android 8.0 Oreo platform.
Meeting the demands of heavy gaming titles
Both products are equipped with expandable memory slots. The Galaxy A6 features a 3000mAh battery while the A6+ boasts a 3500mAh battery, combined with power-efficient chips and software optimization for long-lasting, comfortable usage without overheating. Another plus point for the Galaxy A6/A6+ duo is the use of USB-C port.
Dual cameras for capturing portrait photos with various fun shooting modes
The selfie camera boasts a 16MP resolution on the A6 and 24MP on the A6+, featuring an adjustable LED flash to allow users to easily capture high-quality selfies even in low-light conditions.
LED flash for front-facing camera illumination
As for the rear camera, the Galaxy A6 is equipped with a single 16MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture and an LED flash for supplementary lighting.
Cameras on the Galaxy A6 and A6+
In the Galaxy A6+ version, Samsung also favors equipping a dual camera setup with 16MP + 5MP resolutions, f/1.7 and f/1.9 apertures respectively. This camera setup supports the portrait mode with background blur effect thanks to the Telephoto lens, similar to the Samsung Galaxy A04s 64GB and Note 8.
Live Focus mode
In terms of photography features, the A6+ supports customizable Bokeh background blur effects at bright spots by creating shapes like stars or hearts. Additionally, the Live Focus feature allows you to adjust the depth of field for a photo with just a tap, achieving a bokeh effect.
Equipped with many useful features from Bixby virtual assistant and Dolby Atmos
Galaxy A6/A6+ is equipped with the Bixby virtual assistant to help users search for information, translate text with Bixby Vision feature, access favorite content with Bixby Home, receive reminders with Bixby Reminder, and many other features within the Bixby ecosystem.
Bixby ecosystem
Additionally, with Dolby Atmos technology, users can experience vivid movie and music content with virtual surround sound when using headphones.
Galaxy A6 and A6+ will be officially sold in Vietnam in May with prices ranging from 7 to 9 million Vietnamese dong.
