Samsung Galaxy S9-inspired A6, A6 Plus, Galaxy J6, J8 debut in India: Price details and more

Leading smartphone maker Samsung has unveiled the company's new line of Galaxy A6, J6, J8 series in India. For the past three quarters, the company is facing a stiff competition from Redmi series by China-based Xiaomi. Now with the new Galaxy A and J series, Samsung intends to put a stop to the latter's growth.

All the new Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ not only boast flagship Galaxy S9-like Infinity Display, they also come with original design language, great cameras and also powerful processors.

First up, the Galaxy A6+ is the top-end model among the lot. It sports a metallic huge 6.0-inch super AMOLED display having 18.5:9 aspect ratio, Android Oreo OS, faster 1.8GHz octa-core processor backed by 4GB RAM, 32GB storage (expandable up to 400GB via microSD card) and a  3,500mAh battery, which is more than enough to keep the phone running for a whole day under mixed usage.

Besides the beautiful design, the Galaxy A6+ houses a feature-rich dual-camera—16MP with F1.7 aperture and a secondary 5MP sensor with F1.9 aperture. With this, users can adjust the focus on the foreground and the backgrounds to get Bokeh blur effect. On the front too, it features equally impressive 24MP with F1.9 aperture, which guarantees good quality selfies images even under low light conditions.

The generic Galaxy A6 sports a smaller 5.6-inch super AMOLED HD+ screen, Android Oreo OS, 1.6GHz octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage (expandable up to 256GB) and a 3,000mAh.

It also boasts single 16MP snapper with F1.7 aperture and a 16MP shooter on the front with F1.9 aperture.

Both the Galaxy A6 and the A6+ come with a fingerprint sensor, Face recognition system, smart voice assistant Bixy and wireless cash transfer feature Samsung Pay via Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

On the other hand, Galaxy J6 and J8 sports polycarbonate shell, which is sturdy enough to withstand an accidental drop. But, they differ in terms of internal hardware.

The Galaxy J6 features a 5.6-inch AMOLED screen with HD+ (1440x720p) resolution, Samsung's proprietary Exynos 7870 octa-core processor, 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB storage, Android Oreo software with Experience UI, a dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE support (Cat.4) and a 3000mAh battery, which is more than enough to keep the phone running for a whole day under mixed usage.

As far as the photography hardware is concerned, it comes with a 13MP camera on the back and an 8MP front snapper.

The Galaxy J8 comes with a bigger 6.0-inch HD+ screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Android Oreo software, 16MP+5MP dual-camera on the back, 16MP snapper on the front and a 3,500mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy A6, J6 and J8 series availability and price details:

Samsung has confirmed that the new Galaxy J6, A6 and A6+ will be available across our retail stores and Samsung e-shop website from May 22. The Galaxy J6 will also be available on Flipkart while the Galaxy A6 and A6+ will also be available on Amazon starting May 22. On the other the hand, the J8 will be released in July 2018. 

The Galaxy A6+, A6(4GB RAM/64GB) and A6(4GB RAM/32GB) are priced at Rs 25,990, Rs 22,990 and Rs 21,990 respectively. Consumers buying Galaxy A6+ and A6 through ICICI Bank credit cards or Paytm will get an additional cashback of Rs 3,000.

On the other hand, the Galaxy J8, Galaxy J6 (4/64GB) and J6 (3/32GB) variants are priced at Rs 18,990, Rs 16,490 and Rs 13,990 respectively. Consumers buying Galaxy J8 and J6 through ICICI Bank credit and debit cards or Paytm will get an additional cashback of Rs 1,500.

All the aforementioned Samsung devices will be made available in Paytm Mall.

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