Samsung Galaxy A6+ 2018 (samsung-a6plte)
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Samsung Galaxy A6+ with Plasma Mobile | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
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| Name | Galaxy A6+ |
| Codename | samsung-a6plte |
| Released | 2018 |
| Type | handset |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (MSM8953) |
| Display | 1080x2220 (6.0", AMOLED) |
| Storage | 32/64 GB |
| Memory | 3/4 GB |
| Architecture | aarch64 |
| Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android (Samsung Experience) 8.0 (Samsung Experience 9.0) |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android (Samsung Experience) 10 (One UI 2.0) |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | testing |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
yes |
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench. |
3754.4 |
| Device package |
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| Kernel package |
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Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Works
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Works
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Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. |
Broken
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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| Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Partial
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Works
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Camera |
Partial
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| Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works
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Bluetooth |
Works
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GPS |
Works
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NFC Near Field Communication |
Broken
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| Modem | |
Calls |
Partial
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SMS |
Works
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Mobile data |
Works
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| Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Works
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Works
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Fingerprint Fingerprint reader. |
Untested
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| Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Works
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism |
Broken
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Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces. |
Broken
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Proximity |
Broken
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Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor |
Works
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| This device is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (MSM8953). See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps |
Users owning this device
- Bolilingmeng89006 (Notes: a6pltedx)
- Colaur (Notes: Daily driver)
- Colaur (Notes: Testing pmOS)
- LaT3St (Notes: Cracked glass)
- Lgh (Notes: Golden; Modem and Camera not working)
- Luaxlab (Notes: Cracked glass, trying to contribute)
- Soopyc
- Ungeskriptet (Notes: Cracked glass)
- WonderfulShrineMaidenOfParadise
Installation
- Unlock the bootloader if not done.
- Select the edge branch, then
a6plteand your favorite UI withpmbootstrap init - Generate the rootfs with
pmbootstrap installto install postmarketOS to the phone orpmbootstrap install --sdcard /dev/sdXto install it on an SD card. - Reboot into download mode
- Flash lk2nd (alternative bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface) with
pmbootstrap flasher --method=heimdall-bootimg flash_lk2nd. The device should automatically boot into lk2nd afterwards. - Flash postmarketOS with
pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfsorpmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdatato flash it to the bigger userdata partition. Skip this step if you have installed postmarketOS to an SD card. - Reboot the phone with
fastboot rebootor by selecting START in lk2nd with the power button.
Gallery
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Plasma Mobile
UART
UART is available via the Micro-USB port. See the carkit debug cable for a schematic.
Modem
Modem has been tested successfully (with phosh) after installing msm-modem. Cellular network works. SMS send/receive works. Calling works, but there is no sound
For GPS please see Enabling GPS manually in ModemManager
Camera
The front cameras partially work. The wide angle camera outputs a reasonable image, the main camera outputs a pink stained image. The inner camera does not work.
GPU
With the latest edge (as of may 2025) OpenGL works out of the box, Vulkan does not.
Battery
The battery IC (Samsung sm5708) is missing from the DTB. Battery percentage is not displayed. Charges only in recovery.
Hardware details (hwtest) for A6PLTE
| Category | Model | Path | Status | Value |
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| framebuffer | msmdrmfb | /sys/class/graphics/fb0 | working | |
| drm | /sys/class/drm/card0-DSI-1 | working | 1080x2220 | |
| camera | sr556 20-0028 | /dev/v4l-subdev17 | broken | |
| camera | s5k2x7sp 20-0010 | /dev/v4l-subdev18 | broken | |
| camera | s5k2p6sx 21-002d | /dev/v4l-subdev19 | broken | |
| accelerometer | lsm6dsl_accel | /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device2 | working | |
| gyroscope | lsm6dsl_gyro | /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1 | working | 0.01, -0.03, -0.0 rad/s |
| vibrator | gpio-vibrator | /dev/input/event4 | working | |
| input | gpio-keys | /dev/input/event0 | working | |
| input | s6sy761 | /dev/input/event1 | working | |
| input | pm8941_pwrkey | /dev/input/event2 | working | |
| input | pm8941_resin | /dev/input/event3 | working | |
| input | samsung-a2015 Headset Jack | /dev/input/event5 | working |
Audio works with speakers, and with jack or bluetooth headset.