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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-04-27 | -- |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, with a global score of 78.1 against 76.3. The Huawei P20 is a thicker and way heavier device than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both devices in this review work with Android operating system, but Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4, so it provides some extra features.
Galaxy Alpha has a little more vivid display than Huawei P20, although it has way lesser pixels per inch of display, a bit smaller screen and a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution. The Huawei P20 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Alpha has a bit better processor than Huawei P20, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. Huawei P20 features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3400mAh battery size instead of 1860mAh.
The Huawei P20 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P20 also has a larger aperture.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Huawei P20 is also a bit cheaper.
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