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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-08-18 | -- |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Alpha is a bit better than Huawei nova 3i, getting a 76.3 score against 73.7. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Alpha has the older 4.4.4 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Galaxy Alpha construction is lighter and thinner than Huawei nova 3i.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3i, although it has a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a much smaller screen.
Huawei nova 3i features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3i has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3340mAh battery size against 1860mAh.
The Galaxy Alpha captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a back facing camera with a much lower 12 mega pixels resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy Alpha also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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