Samsung has expanded its catalog with two new mid-range phablets and it is imperative to take care of them in our comparative today, more specifically reviewing the characteristics that differentiate it from the other mid-range phablet that he made known to us at the end of last year and help you choose between the two: Galaxy A6 + vs Galaxy A8 2018.
Designer
new Galaxy A6 y Galaxy A6 + They arrive to expand the offer of phablet with an all-screen front in the mid-range, something that we also already have in the Galaxy A8 2018 and if we add that to the logical family resemblance that can be found in the devices of Samsung, It cannot surprise us that we find that they do not differ too much in the design section, at least from an aesthetic point of view, although not much from a more practical point of view, since both arrive with a metal casing and with a fingerprint reader. digital and the only thing that distinguishes them more clearly is that the second has water resistance.
Dimensions
If we look at the dimensions, however, we are going to find quite notable differences, being easy to appreciate that the Galaxy A8 2018 it is a much more compact device (160,1 x 7,57 cm against 14,92 x 7,06 cm). It must be borne in mind, in any case, that this advantage is largely explained simply because its screen is smaller, as we will see below. With regard to thickness, the situation is the reverse, being the Galaxy A6 + the one who now benefits (7,9 mm against 8,4 mm). The only thing that we cannot confirm yet is how much the difference in weight is, although this data is usually related (to some extent) to size, so we hope that the first one will win.
Screen
As we have pointed out in the previous section, the screen of the Galaxy A6 + is noticeably larger than the Galaxy A8 2018 (6 inches against 5.6 inches), but in everything else we find that they are very similar: in both cases we have AMOLED panels, an aspect ratio longer than usual (18.5: 9) and the same Full HD resolution (2240 x 1080 front 2220 x 1440). Which of the two wins here, therefore, will depend on what we are willing to sacrifice in dimensions to enjoy a larger screen.
Unlimited
In the performance section, the balance does tip more clearly on the side of the Galaxy A8 2018, which comes with a mid-range Exynos processor, while in the Galaxy A6 + we have a Qualcomm more basic range (Snapdragon 450 eight core to 1,8 GHz against Exynos 7885 eight core to 2,2 GHz). It also has an advantage when it comes to RAM (3 GB against 4 GB), although this is secondary because if it is a question that interests us especially, we can opt for a superior version of the new phablet that would match it. What does have its favor is to arrive already with Android Oreo, while in the other we still have Android Nougat.
Storage capacity
Absolute tie on the other hand in the section of storage capacity, since both offer us 32 GB of internal memory, which is usual for the mid-range, and they give us the option of using a card micro-SD, in case they fall short.
Cameras
In the cameras section we find that the main difference is in the front, which, surprisingly, is the protagonist in this sense in both phablets: the main camera of the new phablet is dual but the technical specifications are otherwise similar (with 16 SM and aperture f / 1.7) and with regard to selfies in the Galaxy A6 + we have one of 24 SM with aperture f / 1.9 and at Galaxy A8 2018 a dual of 16 SM, also with aperture f / 1.9.
Autonomy
As always, we will not be able to say anything definitively until the new phablet does not go through the corresponding independent tests, and the truth is that we do not dare to make many predictions from the battery capacity data (3500 mAh against 3000 mAh) because it is true that the Galaxy A6 + In principle, it would start with a very wide advantage, but it must be remembered that its screen is much larger and this is one of the factors that most affects consumption.
Galaxy A6 + vs Galaxy A8 2018: final balance of the comparison and price
Despite that el Galaxy A8 2018 It was launched as a model closer to the top of the range, we have seen that there are actually only a couple of points where they give it a clear advantage, which are the water resistance and the processor. The different bets that each of them make with regard to the front camera, however, is another piece of information that may be worth taking into account when assessing which of the two may interest us more.
The truth, in any case, is that now at this point the fact that the Galaxy A8 2018 does not have a clearer advantage over the Galaxy A6 + It is not so important because it has dropped a lot in price and can be found without many problems below the 400 Euros, which leaves you quite close to the 360 Euros for which the new model has already been seen in some countries.