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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-03-01 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.48 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Alpha is just a bit better than HTC U Play, getting a 76.3 score against 73.5. The Galaxy Alpha is a somewhat thinner and extremely lighter phone than the HTC U Play. Galaxy Alpha has a bit more powerful processing unit than HTC U Play, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more vivid screen than HTC U Play, although it has a way lower screen density, a way lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen. The HTC U Play has a much better storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the HTC U Play also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The HTC U Play counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 34% bigger battery capacity. The Galaxy Alpha shoots slightly better photos and videos than HTC U Play, because although it has a way less mega-pixels back-facing camera and a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking images in low light situations, it also counts with a much better video resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Alpha is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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