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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-12-11 | -- |
| 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.06 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, with a 77.4 score against 76.3. These phones include Android OS, but the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4, so it gives lots of additional features. Although it's the best device in this review, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) construction is way heavier and notably thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a screen that's just as good as the screen in Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 and a lot smaller display. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better processing power than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a much better battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) also has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
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