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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android, HTC Sense UI | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-01-17 | -- |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3930mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.84 | 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 HTC U11 EYEs is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, having a 76.9 score against 76.3. Although it's the best phone we are comparing here, HTC U11 EYEs's design is incredibly thicker and way heavier than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. The HTC U11 EYEs has Android, HTC Sense UI OS, and Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes with Android 4.4.4 OS.
The Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better screen than HTC U11 EYEs, although it has a little inferior count of pixels per screen inch, a really smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720. HTC U11 EYEs features much more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit better performance than HTC U11 EYEs, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and lesser CPU cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The HTC U11 EYEs counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3930mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy Alpha's camera is very similar to the camera in HTC U11 EYEs, and although the Galaxy Alpha has a way tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos, they both have the same video frame rates, a 12 megapixels resolution back camera and the same (4K) video resolution.
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