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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-07-18 | -- |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 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 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, with a 76.3 score against 76.3. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha design is noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner than the Huawei nova 3. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has 4.4.4 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha's processing unit is just as good as Huawei nova 3's CPU, because although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has less cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. The Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720, a lot smaller screen and a quite lower pixels density.
The Huawei nova 3 takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei nova 3 also has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture. The Huawei nova 3 has a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB and more internal storage.
Huawei nova 3 has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
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