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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-04-16 | -- |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a a bit thinner and a lot lighter phone than the Huawei P9. Galaxy Alpha and Huawei P9 both feature quite similar processing units, because although the Galaxy Alpha has lesser RAM and lesser processing cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Alpha features a slightly better looking display than Huawei P9, although it has a lot worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a little smaller screen and a lot worse display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha also has a much higher video resolution.
Huawei P9 has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Huawei P9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. The Huawei P9 counts with a superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 61 percent greater battery capacity.
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