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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-03-05 | -- |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 10.56 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Huawei Mate Xs has an overall score of 91.6, which is a lot better than Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. Even being the best we compare here, Huawei Mate Xs is a notably thicker and notably heavier cellphone than Galaxy Alpha. Galaxy Alpha features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a just a bit lower pixel density, a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a much smaller screen.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate Xs has a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a much better battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 142 percent greater battery size. The Huawei Mate Xs takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a lot better resolution.
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