Samsung Galaxy A6s with 6-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras and Galaxy A9s with quad rear cameras announced


Samsung has introduced Galaxy A6s, a new mid-range smartphone as well as A9s with similar specifications as the recently-announced Galaxy A9 2018 (SM-A920F) in China. The A6s has a 6-inch FHD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, Dual Pixel technology along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI portrait shots, and a 12-megapixel front camera.

It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and packs a 3300mAh battery with adaptive fast charging.

Samsung Galaxy A6s specifications

  •  6-inch FHD+ (1080×2220 pixels) FHD+ Infinity display
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
  • 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Dual SIM
  • 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.8 aperture, 5MP secondary rear camera
  • 12MP front-facing camera
  • Fingerprint sensor, Face unlock
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS with GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 3300mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

Samsung Galaxy A9s specifications

  • 6.3-inch (1080×2220 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
  • 6GB, 128 GB Storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Dual SIM ( nano + nano + microSD)
  • 24MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 10MP wide-angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, 8MP 120° Ultra Wide camera with f/2.4 aperture and 5MP f/2.2 depth camera
  • 24MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimension:162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm; Weight: 183g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, Bluetooth v5, GPS + GLONASS, NFC (Optional)
  • 3800mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

The Samsung Galaxy A6s comes in Black, Red and Blue colors and is priced at 1799 yuan (US$ 258 / Rs. 18,975 approx.) for the 64GB storage and the 128GB storage version costs 2199 yuan (US$ 316 / Rs. 23,190 approx.). The Galaxy A9s comes in Black, Blue and Pink colors, only in 128GB storage version and costs 3499 yuan (US$ 503 / Rs. 36,905 approx.). These are available for pre-order in China and will go on sale from next week.


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