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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-04-17 | -- |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy Alpha is slightly better than Honor 9X Pro, with a global score of 76.3 against 71.9. Galaxy Alpha is a a lot lighter and thinner phone than the Honor 9X Pro. These phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy Alpha has newer 4.4.4 version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10. Galaxy Alpha counts with a little faster CPU than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 4 GB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Galaxy Alpha has a little sharper display than Honor 9X Pro, although it has a really smaller display, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a just a little lower pixels density. The Honor 9X Pro has a superior memory for apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 224 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Honor 9X Pro has a superior camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Honor 9X Pro also has a larger camera aperture, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a much better resolution back camera. Honor 9X Pro has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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