Motorola Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - February 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Midnight Blue, Cloud White | Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in) |
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 184 g (6.49 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41) LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41) |
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant | - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
Display
| Type | |
| AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.96 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.05% | 74.11% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 420 [Similar] | Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS | Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP, 720p [Similar] | 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go | microUSB v2.0, USB OTG |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3220 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 330 h | Up to 78 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 24 h | Up to 17 h (3G) |