Samsung Galaxy A6; Source: SamsungAccording to an exclusive story on SamMobile, Samsung's Galaxy A6 and A6+ smartphones will be available through Sprint in the United States. Until this confirmation by SamMobile, a U.S. release had only been a rumor.
The A6 and A6+ feature a full metal body that makes the devices both elegant and comfortable to hold. The display uses Super AMOLED technology that makes colors sharper and more vivid. The A6 features a 5.6 in. 720 by 1480 pixel resolution flat Infinity Display, with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio, while the A6+ has a 6.0 in. screen.
The back of the A6 features a 16 megapixel (MP) f/1.7 camera and fingerprint sensor. The front-facing camera is also 16 MP with a three-level LED flash adjustment. The A6+ features a 24 MP front camera with a faster wide aperture f/1.9 lens to help when taking pictures in darker environments. The A6 is powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor and comes with up to 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, while the A6+ gets a 1.8 GHz CPU. The phones also contain a microSD slot to expand storage up to an additional 256 GB.
When the smartphones were initially announced in May 2018, Samsung said that it would be released in select markets in Europe, Asia and Latin America. There was no mention of a North American release at the time. No timetable for the Sprint launch has been announced.
