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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-03-01 | -- |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 has a score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 overall score. HTC One M9's design is a lot thicker and incredibly heavier than Galaxy Alpha. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android OS, but HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides you a couple additional features.
The HTC One M9 features a sharper display than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080, a better display density and a quite bigger screen. HTC One M9 has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same internal memory, the HTC One M9 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The HTC One M9 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 64-bit processor, a better graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz, a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (but slower). HTC One M9 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity.
The HTC One M9 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the HTC One M9 also has a camera with much more mega-pixels.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, HTC One M9 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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