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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-05-08 | -- |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 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 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2020) has an overall score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. Despite being the best cellphone we compare here, the Huawei P Smart (2020) is a notably heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both devices we are comparing here use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P Smart (2020) has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2020), although it has a way smaller display, a lot lower pixel density and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Huawei P Smart (2020) has a much better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit faster processor than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has lesser cores and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Huawei P Smart (2020) features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an 83% more battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower resolution and a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, it also counts with a way better video resolution.
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