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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-03-07 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.76 | 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
Galaxy Alpha is slightly better than Nokia 7 plus, with a 76.3 score against 72.2. Galaxy Alpha's body is way lighter and incredibly thinner than Nokia 7 plus. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better hardware performance than Nokia 7 plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less processing cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
Nokia 7 plus features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a way better 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, a larger display and a higher pixels density. The Nokia 7 plus features a slightly better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same video resolution and a 12 mega pixels back camera, the Nokia 7 plus also has a larger aperture.
The Nokia 7 plus has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Nokia 7 plus has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 104% more battery size.
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