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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-07-06 | -- |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 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 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy Alpha is just a bit better than the BlackBerry KEY2, with a 76.3 score against 75.4. Galaxy Alpha is a a lot lighter and a lot thinner device than BlackBerry KEY2. Galaxy Alpha has a little bit better looking screen than BlackBerry KEY2, because although it has a much worse screen pixels density and a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Galaxy Alpha has a bit superior processing unit than BlackBerry KEY2, because although it has lesser processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. BlackBerry KEY2 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same resolution back-facing camera, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
BlackBerry KEY2 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. BlackBerry KEY2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an 88 percent greater battery size.
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