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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-04-20 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 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 |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Galaxy Alpha has a general score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's score of 75.5. The Galaxy Alpha body is noticeably lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Huawei P9 Plus. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Alpha has the previous 4.4.4 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a bit better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a bit lower pixel number in each inch in the screen and a bit smaller display. The Galaxy Alpha and Huawei P9 Plus both count with similar processors, because although the Galaxy Alpha has 2 GB lesser RAM and less CPU cores, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy Alpha has a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a camera with a 12 MP resolution and a F2.2 aperture, the Galaxy Alpha also has a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an 83% larger battery capacity.
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