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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-07-12 | -- |
| 7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 8.22 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.86 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.48 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has an overall score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra's overall score of 73.3. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha design is a lot lighter and just a little bit thinner than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has an older 4.4.4 version and Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit superior CPU than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a brighter display than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, although it has a much smaller display, a little worse display density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 200 GB and more internal memory. Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has lower 24 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a camera with lot more MP.
The Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
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