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{{Short description|Android smartphone from Samsung in the medium price segment}}
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{{Infobox mobile phone
| name             = Samsung Galaxy A6 / A6+
| logo             =
| logosize         =
| image            = Galaxy A6-2 (cropped).png
| imagesize        = 300px
| caption          = Samsung Galaxy A6
| slogan           = ''"Make Them Look"''
| brand            = [[Samsung Galaxy]]
| manufacturer     = [[Samsung Electronics]]
| series           = [[Samsung Galaxy A series|Galaxy A series]]
| modelnumber      = A6: SM-A600x<br>A6+: SM-A605x<br>where x depends on carrier and region
| networks         = 2G, 3G (UMTS/HSPA), 4G (LTE Cat 6)
| released         = {{start date and age|2018|5|2}}
| available        =
| predecessor      = [[Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)]] <br>[[Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)]]
| successor        = [[Samsung Galaxy A6s]], [[Samsung Galaxy A30]], [[Samsung Galaxy A50]]
| related          = [[Samsung Galaxy A6s]]<br />[[Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)]]<br/>[[Samsung Galaxy A8 / A8+ (2018)]]<br />[[Samsung Galaxy A8/A9 Star]]<br />[[Samsung Galaxy A8s]]<br>[[Samsung Galaxy S9]]<br>[[Samsung Galaxy Note 8]]
| form             = [[Slate phone|Slate]]
| dimensions ='''A6:''' 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches) <br> '''A6+:''' 160.2 x 75.7 x 7.9 (6.31 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches)
| weight           ='''A6:''' 159 g (5.61 oz) <br> '''A6+:''' 186 g (6.56 oz)
| os  = Original: [[Android Oreo]] with [[Samsung Experience]] 9.5 <br> Latest: [[Android 10]] with [[One UI 2]]
| soc              = '''A6:''' Exynos 7870 Octa <br> '''A6+:''' Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
| cpu              = '''A6:''' Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 <br> '''A6+:''' Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
| memory           = 3GB / 4GB RAM
| storage    = 32GB / 64GB
| memory_card      = [[microSD]], expandable up to 256&nbsp;GB
| battery          = '''A6:''' Li-Ion 3,000 mAh battery <br> '''A6+:''' Li-Ion 3,500 mAh battery
| input            =
| display          = '''A6:''' 5.6 inches Super AMOLED Infinity Display <br> '''A6+:''' 6.0 inches Super AMOLED Infinity Display
| rear_camera      = '''A6:''' 16 MP (f/1.7) <br> '''A6+:''' 16 MP (f./1.7) + 5 MP (f/1.9) <br> '''Features:''' LED Flash, Panorama, HDR
| website =
|front_camera='''A6:''' 16 MP (f/1.9) <br> '''A6+:''' 24 MP (f/1.9) <br> '''Features:''' LED Flash|gpu='''A6:''' Mali-T830 MP1 <br> '''A6+:''' Adreno 506|colors=|sim=|ram=|resolution=}}
The '''Samsung Galaxy A6''' and '''Samsung Galaxy A6+''' are mid range [[Android (operating system)|Android]] smartphones produced by [[Samsung Electronics]]. They were announced on 2 May 2018, first released in [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[Latin America]] the same month, then released in South Korea, [[Africa]], and [[China]].<ref name="cnet">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-galaxy-a6/preview/|title=Samsung's Galaxy A6 phones give you lots of megapixels|last=Van Boom|first=Daniel|date=May 1, 2018|publisher=[[CNET]]|access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> The Samsung Galaxy A6+ is rebranded in [[South Korea]] as '''Galaxy Jean''' & in [[China]] as '''Galaxy A9 Star lite'''.
== Specifications ==
[[File:Galaxy A6 (cropped).png|thumbnail|left|Rear end of a Samsung Galaxy A6+]]
===Hardware===
The '''Samsung Galaxy A6''' has a 5.6" Super AMOLED Infinity Display with a resolution of 1,480x720. It's powered by the octa-core 1.6&nbsp;GHz Samsung Exynos 7870 processor. The phone also features a 3,000 mAh battery which does not support fast charging.
The '''Samsung Galaxy A6+''' is a bigger variant of the normal A6 and has a Super AMOLED Infinity Display with a resolution of 2,220 x 1,080 pixels. It has a 16&nbsp;MP main camera and a 5&nbsp;MP depth camera on the rear as well as a 24&nbsp;MP camera on the front. On board is an octa-core 1.8&nbsp;GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. The phone also has a 3,500 mAh battery which like the A6 does not support fast charging.
===Camera===
The '''Samsung Galaxy A6''' has a 16&nbsp;MP  (''f''1.7) camera on both the rear and front (''f''1.9).
The main camera on the '''Samsung Galaxy A6+''' is 24 MPs (''f''.1.7) which is also accompanied by a 5&nbsp;MP (''f''.1.9) camera. On the front is a 16 MP (''f''.1.7) camera.
===Software===
Both the Galaxy A6 and A6+ come with [[Android Oreo]] and [[Samsung Experience|Samsung Experience 9.5]]. Around 2019, Samsung then provided an update to [[Android Pie]] with [[One UI]]. A year later, Samsung updated both phones to [[Android 10]] with [[One UI|One UI 2]].
== Critical reception ==
On May 1, 2018 [[CNET]] spoke positively about the cameras on the phone. CNET described Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ as for users who like Samsung's designs but aren't all about the cost that comes with the [[Galaxy S9 | Galaxy S9+]].
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