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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-12-07 | -- |
| 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Volcanic grey | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.98 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 11 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G 5G is just a bit better than Galaxy Alpha, getting a overall score of 81.5 against 76.3. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but the Moto G 5G has 10 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Moto G 5G is a much thicker and heavier phone than the Galaxy Alpha.
Galaxy Alpha features a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy Alpha has a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G 5G, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a little worse pixels density and a lot smaller screen.
Moto G 5G features much more storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Moto G 5G has a much longer battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 1860mAh.
The Moto G 5G captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Moto G 5G also has a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a way bigger camera aperture.
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