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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-03-07 | -- |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a general score of 76.3, which is slightly better than the Huawei P10's 75.5 score. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha body is a lot lighter and just a little thinner than the Huawei P10. The Galaxy Alpha features a processing unit that's very similar to the Huawei P10 one, because although the Galaxy Alpha has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better screen than Huawei P10, although it has a lot worse pixels number per display inch, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a little smaller screen. Huawei P10 and Galaxy Alpha feature really similar cameras, both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same resolution camera and a same size camera aperture.
The Huawei P10 has a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P10 has a much better battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 72% greater battery size.
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