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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-11-11 | -- |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | -- |
| 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) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 5.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.04 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Galaxy Alpha is a bit better than Moto M, with a general score of 76.3 against 71.6. The Galaxy Alpha is a somewhat thinner and much lighter cellphone than the Moto M. The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a little better hardware performance than Moto M, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a GPU.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto M, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720, a just a bit lower pixels density and a quite smaller display. The Galaxy Alpha takes better photographs and videos than Moto M, because although it has a tinier aperture and a lot less mega pixels back camera, it also counts with a lot better video definition.
The Moto M features a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Moto M also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB. The Moto M features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 64% bigger battery capacity.
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