| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-07-11 | -- |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than Huawei nova 2, having a 76.3 score against 74.2. The Galaxy Alpha is a somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner phone than Huawei nova 2. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Alpha has the older 4.4.4 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 2, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU. The Galaxy Alpha features a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2, although it has a quite smaller display, a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a way worse pixel count per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light captures, and they both have a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha also counts with a way higher video quality.
The Huawei nova 2 features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei nova 2 features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 2950mAh battery capacity.
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