Comparison of Lenovo K6 and Samsung Galaxy A7 smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo K6

Samsung Galaxy A7

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

Samsung

Phone model

K6

Galaxy A7

Year of release

2016

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

142 mm

151 mm

Body width

71 mm

76 mm

Body thickness

8.2 mm

6.3 mm

Weight

145 g

141 g

Volume

82.03 cm³

72.49 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Metal

Colors

• Gray
• Silver
• Golden

• Black
• Golden
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

CPU clock speed

1400 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

20 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 505

• Qualcomm Adreno 405

GPU clock speed

533 MHz

Number of GPU cores

6

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

800 MHz

933 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

• Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Operating system

Operating system

Android 6.0

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

3000

2600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

37 h

17 h

Standby time in GSM networks

576 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

37 h

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

576 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5.5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

441 ppi

401 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4807 x 2704 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Aperture

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.1

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.62 W/kg

0.36 W/kg