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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-01-31 | -- |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has an overall score of 82.7, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Alpha's global score of 76.3. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design construction is incredibly heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy Alpha. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides some additional features and improved performance.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a bigger display, a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a lot greater display pixels density. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 224 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and the Galaxy Alpha both count with extremely similar processors, because although the Galaxy Alpha has lesser cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115 percent larger battery size.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha. They have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality, the same aperture and the same resolution back facing camera.
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