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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-08-16 | -- |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 304.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 Motorola One Action has a global score of 78.5, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. Motorola One Action is a incredibly thicker and notably heavier phone than Galaxy Alpha. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola One Action, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more vivid screen than Motorola One Action, although it has a lot lower pixels quantity per screen inch, a lot lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display. The Motorola One Action features a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Motorola One Action captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a 12 MP resolution back-facing camera and the same video resolution, the Motorola One Action also has a bigger aperture for better low-light images. Motorola One Action has a way better battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an 88% greater battery size.
Motorola One Action is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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