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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-10-25 | -- |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than Huawei nova 2i, getting a general score of 76.3 against 72.4. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner phone than the Huawei nova 2i. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Alpha has an older 4.4.4 version while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 2i, although it has a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a just a little worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a lot smaller screen. The Huawei nova 2i counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a little better performance than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has lesser CPU cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Huawei nova 2i has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Alpha shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
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