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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-08-16 | -- |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 297.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.57 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | 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
Moto Z3 has an overall score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Alpha's general score of 76.3. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison, Moto Z3 is a much heavier and just a little thicker cellphone than Galaxy Alpha. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Moto Z3 has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides you a couple additional features.
Galaxy Alpha features a little sharper screen than Moto Z3, although it has a quite inferior quantity of pixels per display inch, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 and a really smaller screen. Moto Z3 has a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Motorola Moto Z3 and the Galaxy Alpha both feature really similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy Alpha has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Motorola Moto Z3 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Moto Z3 also has a larger aperture.
The Moto Z3 counts with a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Motorola Moto Z3 is also the cheapest.
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